Greek Silver Coins
Lot 4241 SESSION 13 (Friday 9.30am) Greek Silver Coins
Estimate $1,500
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BACTRIA, Kingdom of, Demetrios I, (c.200-185 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.310 grams), obv. draped bust of Demetrios to right wearing elephant skin head-dress all within dotted border, rev. youthful Herakles standing facing crowning himself holding club and lion skin, to left **DHMHTPIOU* and **FW* monogram, to right **BASILEWS, (S.7526, SNG ANS 190-192, Bopearachchi Series 1F). Very fine in high relief, with surface porosity, a rare variant.
Ex Antiquarius, New Zealand, list 43, 1998 (lot 33).
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