CARIA, Alabanda (as Antiocheia), silver tetradrachm, issued

CARIA, Alabanda (as Antiocheia), silver tetradrachm, issued 197-190/188 B.C., 28mm, (16.23 g), Menekles named magistrate on the coin, obv. Laureate head of Apollo to left, rev. Pegasos flying to right, above **ANTIOCEWN* below **MENEKLHS*, (cf.S.4763, Boehringer Chron p.188, 20; Waggoner Series 1 (all twelve magistrates are struck from the same obverse die for this series); SNG Cop.-). Very fine/good very fine, toned, with some porosity and some horn silver, very rare.

Ex CNG eSale 248, January 26, 2011 (lot 156) with its ticket.