TYPE Ancient Greece, Side (Pamphylia), 375-333 BC, silver obol, 0.70g
DESCRIPTION .
Obv: Head of Athena r., in crested Corinthian helmet, uncertain symbol behind
Rev: Head of lion l.
REFERENCE: cf. SG 5431, cf. Del 2819-23
GRADING: AVF / VF, slight flatness at top of lion's head, edge chip, minor pitting, toned, rare var.
ORDER INFO: G1939, $78
A generally scarce type, here in a possibly unpublished version with the lion's head facing left. The attribution of these types to Side is not certain, and the Pisidian city of Selge is sometimes cited as an option (cf. Plant, 1362). However, they did appear to circulate well outside their immediate mint location, as evidenced by the fact that the all the French National Library collection specimens were part of a 1944 find near Kelendris in Cilicia - considerably further east from either of these locales.