Kyrene, Cyrenaica (Unknown Moneyer)
[B]Kyrene, Cyrenaica (Unknown Moneyer, API; 331-322 BC.)
AV 1/10 Litra[/B]
[u]Obv[/u]: Head of Zeus Ammon, facing right; API monogram behind.
[u]Rev[/u]: 3/4 facing head of Cyrene (?) with rolled hair.
[u]Attribution[/u]: Naville 77; cf. Muller, Afrique 62; SNG Copenhagen 1204; BMC 140
[u]Provenance[/u]: ex. Bayerische Vereinsbank Münzschätze FPL 12 (November 1976), no. 151.; ex. CNG Mail/Bid 81, lot 649. (5.20.09).
[u]Weight[/u]: 0.85 gm
[u]Maximal Diameter[/u]: 8.03 mm
[u]Axis[/u]: 12
[u]Note:[/u] One of just a few 3/4 facing bust dies in the whole greek series for the region.
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