The most expensive ancient coin ever sold at auction is a 2,400-year-old Greek gold stater that was bought by a private collector for $6 million at the auction held on May 19 at the auction house Numismatica Ars Classica in Zurich.
It comes from the ancient Panticapaeum on the Tauride Peninsula (modern Crimea), a Greek colony founded by the Milesians on the Black Sea coast in the 7th or 6th century BC. the gold coin was minted between 340-325 BC. BC. The obverse depicts a satyr with open eyes, while the reverse depicts a griffin holding a spear in its beak.
“I am particularly pleased with the impressive result of the Panticapio stater auction at our last auction in Zurich,” said Arturo Russo, co-director of Numismatica Ars Classica. “This is a sign,” he continued, “that the coin market as a whole is booming, and especially ancient coins are currently attracting a lot of buying interest.”
Source: Kathimerini
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