Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3367 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $300
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PHOENICIA, Aradus, (202-133 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.588 grams), issued year 104 = 156-155 B.C., obv. bee with open wings dividing **[P]D IS*, all within dotted border, rev. stag standing to right, palm tree behind, before **[A]RADIW[N]*, (cf.S.5989, BMC 152-154). Large full flan, attractive dark grey patination, otherwise very fine and rare.
The derivation of this coin type from Ephesus is obvious and it was probably due to some purely commercial reason. The series is dated and each group of letters on the obverse corresponds to a specific date (p.xxx-xxxi BMC).
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