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CNG 97, Lot: 118. Estimate $500.
Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of PAEONIA. Patraos. Circa 335-315 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 12.34 g, 3h). Contemporary imitation?. Laureate head of Apollo right / Warrior on horse rearing right, spearing enemy warrior who defends with shield and spear below; no control marks. Cf. Paeonian Hoard II 162–4; cf. Peykov E2160; cf. NBRM Paeonia 40. Good VF, toned, minor porosity.


While coins of this type without control marks are known, the style of this piece is significantly different from all the published examples, possibly indicating that this coin is an imitation.