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Obolos 17

20 December 2020
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Starting Price: 150 CHF
Hammer Price:  700 CHF
Lot 207

ATTICA. Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28 mm, 15.87 g, 12 h), New Style coinage, struck under the magistrates Epigene..., Sosandros, and Metrodi.., 125/4. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing triple-crested helmet the bowl of which is ornamented with Pegasos flying right. Rev. Α-Θ[Ε] /ΜΗ/ΤΡΟ/ΔΙ -ΕΠ[Ι]/ΓΕΝ /ΣΩΣ[ΑΝ]/ΔΡΟ[Σ] Owl standing right, head facing, on overturned amphora; magistrates’ names in fields; to left, eagle standing right on thunderbolt; H on amphora, ΠΡΩ in exergue; all within laurel wreath. HGC 4, 1602. Thompson 452b (same reverse die). Good centering and light toning. Lamination flaw and cleaning scratches on obverse, obverse field before face lightly smoothed, otherwise, very fine.

From the collection of W. Belser, Zürich, prior to 1965, and that of his son, acquired in the early 1970s.

Online bidding closes: 20 Dec 2020, 16:43:30 CET Current Date & Time: 24 Apr 2024, 09:34:35 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:700 CHF by renkcub (15 bids)
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