Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3686 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $120
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SOLD $80
BACTRIA, Kingdom of, Apollodotus II, (c.80-65 B.C.), silver drachms, (2.19 g), obv. diademed head of Apollodotus to right, dotted border, around **BASILEWS SOTHROS KAI FILOPATOROS, APOLLODOTOU*, rev. standing Athena Alkidemos to left with shield and hurling thunderbolt, monograms in right fields, (S.7672, Bop. BN Apoll. II Series 1 F, SNG ANS 1531-2); Mysia, Parion, (c.350-300 B.C.), silver three-quarter drachm, (2.34 g), obv. bull standing to left, looking back, above **P A*, below P I, laurel branch below, rev. gorgoneion facing,(cf.S.3922, SNG Dewing 2204, BMC 23 [p.96], SNG France 1375-6). Nearly very fine, scarce. (2)
Ex Clive Shute Collection and C.J.Martin (Coins) Ltd., London 26.2.97 for both coins.
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