Pre-Long Beach Auction #91

Bosporan Kingdom. Asander. Gold Stater (8.18 g), as Archon, ca. 47-43 BC Sharpne. RY 4 (ca. 44/3 BC). Bare head of Asander right. Reverse: APXONTOΣ AΣANΔPOY [B]OΣΠOPOY, Nike standing left on prow of galley, holding wreath and palm; above, date ([E]T [Δ]). MacDonald 192 (this coin illus.), otherwise unpublished. Very Rare. Signs of burnishing on obverse. Sharpness of Extremely Fine.
Asander's hair on his earlier dated staters as archon is close-cropped, while on year four only it is considerably longer, similar to that found on his staters as king. where he is also diademed. Estimated Value $14,000 - 16,000

Ex Gorny 97 (11 October 1999), 325.