Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 1953 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $400
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SOLD $400
PHOENICIA, Arados, (c.2nd century B.C.), silver drachm, (3.956 grams), struck RE = year 91 = 169-8 B.C., obv. bee,in field to left and right AP (monogram) RE, rev. stag standing to right, palm-tree in background to right **ARADIWN*, (cf.S.5989, P. Kinns 'Drachms of Ephesus' Num. Chron. 1999 No.4.39 (This Coin, illustrated Pl.12). Bright, porous reverse, off centred on the obverse, otherwise extremely fine, scarce.
Ex Lebanon Hoard 1997 deposited c.165 B.C. described in Num. Chron, 1999 (pp.60-62).
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