THRACE, Black Sea Area. Pantikapaion. Circa 340 BC. AV Stater (9.11 gm). Bearded head of Pan left, wearing wreath of ivy leaves / P-A-N, griffin standing left on stalk of wheat, head facing, holding spear in mouth. SNG BMC Black Sea 867; Weber 2690; SNG Copenhagen 20; Gulbenkian 588; SNG Lockett 1095. EF, very minor cleaning marks before face, minor marks in fields. ($25,000) Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1323. Lot sold for $26000, plus buyers fees. By permission of CNG, www.cngcoins.com.