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56680
Add to Cart Macedon, Neapolis, ex: Sotheby 1914
AR Drachm, 3.76g. 15.5mm. c.375-350 B.C. Gorgon. Rev. Laureate head of nymph to right. SNG ANS 429. Kunstfreunde 192. Fine style and lovely toning. This larger denomination is much rarer than the more commonly seen hemidrachm. Provenance/Pedigree: about Extremely Fine $4,000. |
56964
Add to Cart Peloponnesos, Elis(Olympia)
AR Drachm, 4.88g. 18mm. c.244-208 B.C. Eagle flying to right grasping hare. Rev. Winged gorgon head within center of thunderbolt. Schwabacher Group IV,42(dies). BCD Olympia 266(this coin). This is a very rare and unusual type with the gorgon within the thunderolt. This example was the sole piece appearing in the extensive published BCD collection of Olympia. It also appears to be the only use of a gorgon on the coinage of Olympia. Provenance/Pedigree: good Very Fine/Extremely Fine $7,000. |
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