Ancient Coins: GREEK SILVER: Macedon, Neapolis

AR Drachm, 3.79g. 15 mm. c.375-350 B.C.  Gorgon.  Rev. Laureate head of nymph to right.  SNG ANS 429. Kunstfreunde 192.  Fine style and lovely toning. This denomination is much rarer than the more commonly seen hemidrachm. 

Provenance/Pedigree:
Ex: Sotheby's London Auction March 7, 1996, lot 79 and enlargement on plate III.

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