249, Lot: 139. Estimate $150. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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IONIA, Kolophon. Circa 450-410 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 5.41 g, 3h). Laureate head of Apollo right / Lyre; Π(?) to lower left; all within incuse square. Milne,
Colophon 13a/c (obv./rev. die); SNG Copenhagen. VF, porous, pitted surfaces.
Not noted by Milne or SNG Copenhagen, this reverse die - which was also used to strike a type with Apollo with hair rolled up (Milne 14) - appears to carry a “Π” in the lower right field.