Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
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Lot 4627 Session 16 (9:30am Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $250
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CENTRAL GREECE, Phocis, silver triobol, (c.457-446 B.C.), (2.64 g), Period III, obv. bull's head facing, rev. archaic head of Artemis to right in incuse square, **[FO]KI around, (S.2348, BMC 26); Euboea, Chalcis, (340-294 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.56 g), obv. head of Hera to right, rev. eagle flying to right carrying snake in talons and beak, (S.2482, SNG Cop. 435); Boeotia, probably struck at Thebes, (379-371 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.08 g), obv. Boeotian shield, rev. kantharos with letters **BO IW* across, club above, (S.2396, BMC 45); Thessaly Pharsalos, (480-450 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.74 g), obv. archaic head of Athena helmeted to right, rev. horse head right, **FA*R to right downwards, (S.2187, BMC 1). All with dark tone, second in need of cleaning, otherwise nearly fine - fine and all scarce. (4)
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