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Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,990
(2.60 grams, 43 x 42 mm (1.75 inches square).).
Circa 2nd century BC. Winged Nike standing facing left, her left hand holding a round shield bearing the image of Herakles holding lionskin and club; her right hand presenting a crested Corinthian helmet to the horned, goat-legged god Pan who holds a spear in his right hand, a cloth draped over his left knee with his left; all within a diamond pattern border, pierced at each corner for attachment.
PROVENANCE:
From an important American collection. Purchased by the current owner from a New York gallery in the early 1980's.