Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 2256 SESSION 13 (11.30AM THURSDAY 27TH NOVEMBER) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $2,500
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ATTICA, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.97 g), issued 168-167 B.C., (Thompson date) but probably 136-5 B.C. (revised chronology), obv. head of Athena Parthenos to right wearing triple-crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with Pegasus, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, on prostrate amphora, club, lion's skin and bow in left field, K on amphora, legend across **A QE*, to left lion skin and bow in case, across **HRA, ARI-STOF / BASI/LEI, GL* below, all within wreath, (cf.S.2555, Thompson 335/339a (obverse die/reverse die). Surperb extremely fine and very rare, unpublished.
Ex Anthony (Tony) Taylor Collection.
Noble Numismatics Sale 111, lot 4518. Previously The Decades Collection and CNG stock (737454).
These magistrates with month K are published with obverse die 335, but with control AN (cf. Thompson 335g), not **GL*.
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