KINGS of CHARACENE. Thionesios I. Circa 25/4-19/8 BC. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 11.78 g, 12h). Charax-Spasinu mint. Dated 28[8 or 9?] SE (25/4 or 24/3 BC). VF.

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Lot: 302. Estimated: $ 100

Oriental Greek, Lead

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KINGS of CHARACENE. Thionesios I. Circa 25/4-19/8 BC. BI Tetradrachm (27mm, 11.78 g, 12h). Charax-Spasinu mint. Dated 28[8 or 9?] SE (25/4 or 24/3 BC). Diademed head right / Herakles seated left, holding club on knee; monogram above arm, he in Aramaic below, [date in exergue]. Nicolet-Pierre, Theonèsis, p. 53 and pl. 5, 20-2. Spots of copper oxide, light porosity and corrosion, double strike on reverse, a couple of edge splits. VF.


Closing Date and Time: 10 May 2023 at 11:40:20 ET.

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