[Freeman and Sear]
 Lot: 23

CRETE. Cretan mercenaries on Rhodes. First century BC. AR
 drachm (3.97 gm). Facing head of Gorgon, wings in hair,
      Mail Bid Home Page         inclined slightly to right / [P]—O, rose with bud on right,
 star to left, magistrate’s signature [????]?? above. Obverse
 countermark of Gortyna: female head right in round punch.
 SNG Copenhagen 864 (with countermark). For the host coin,
 see Weber 6754, pl. 238, and BMC Caria, p. 260 note, pl.
 xlv, 3. Rare. The countermark very fine; the undertype
 nearly very fine

 Es Longuepec Collection 105.

 Estimated Value: $ 750

Lot was unsold.
 From the Freeman & Sear Mail Bid Sale 13, Closed August 25th, 2006.

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear, www.freemanandsear.com.