Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 1645 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $600
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $800
MACEDON, Amphipolis (158-149 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.005 grams), obv. Macedonian shield, at centre of which is a bust of Artemis Tauropolos to right with bow and quiver at her shoulder, rev. **MAKEDONWN PRWTHS* in two lines, club between monograms above and below, all within oak wreath, to left of which a thunderbolt, (S.1386, BMC 7 [p.8], SNG Manchester 749, Hunter 3, McClean 3708, SNG Cop. 1314, SNG Ash. 3297). Slightly off centred on the obverse and several scratches on the reverse otherwise nearly extremely fine and very scarce in this condition.
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