Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4718 SESSION 14 (4.30pm Thurs 29 July) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $1,200
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SOLD $1,500
THRACE, Abdera, (c.473-448 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (14.282 grams), obv. Griffin seated to left, foreleg raised, around **A BD HPI TEWN*, dotted border, rev. **[E]PIN UMF ODW RO* legend around quadripartite linear square, (cf.S.1536 [Å“2000], May 141 [p.127, same dies, obverse 117, rev. 116], SNG Cop. -, cf.BMC NC 1900, p.278 No.7, only known example from these dies noted in the Munich Cabinet). Good very fine/nearly very fine with edge cut and damage, otherwise well centred and very rare.
May knew of two examples with this magistrate; both are from different pairs of dies.
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