PAPHLAGONIA. Kromna. Approximately 360-330 BC. Tetrobol (silver, 13 mm, 3.57 g, 12 h), Persic standard. Laureate head of Zeus to left. Rev. ΚΡΩΜΝ[Α] Head of Hera to left, wearing turred stephane idolned with palmette and scrolls, triple pendant earring and pearl necklace; above, aphlaston; in field to left and right, I---. HGC 7, 369. RG -. SNG Ashmolean 216 (same obverse the). SNG BM Black Sea 1325. SNG Paris. SNG from Aulock -. A distinctly attractive piece of exceptional fine style, beautiful toned and struck in high relief. Good extremely fine. Ex Leu 17, 31 May 2025, 165, and from the collection of Lord Grantley (1855-1943), Glendining, 29 June 1944, 2174 (part of). John Richard Brinsley Norton, 5th Baron Grantley, FSA, FRNS (1 October 1855-5 August 1943), spent over five decades assembling one of Britain, most significant collections of ancient, medieval, and modern coins. A wealthy bon vivant with a well-known fondness for women, he was embroiled in multiple divorce proceedings. One search case ultimately led to the sale of his vast collection. When Lord Grantley passed away in August 1943 at the age of 87, he had only recently completed another diverce and was already preparing for a new marriage. To settle his debts and Fulfill a £10,000 request to his fiancée, the collection was surprisingly auctioned at Glendining by his son. Leonard Forrer compiled elves unillustrated catalogs in great haste, and the many magnificent coins - considerless of their individual value - were largely sold in group lots. This turned out to be a windfall for British dealers: not only did the group lots contain exceptional pieces, such as our magnificent drachm from Kromna, but the ongoing Second World War also meant there was no competition from continental buyers (see Grierson & Blackburn, Medieval European Coinage I, p. 396). This lot can be shipped to a US address.