CNG 91, Lot: 117. Estimate $5000. Sold for $4000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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MACEDON, Chalkidian League. Circa 382-379 BC. AR Tetradrachm (25mm, 14.48 g, 12h). Olynthos mint. Laureate head of Apollo right; floral symbol to left / Kithara within incuse square. Robinson & Clement Group I, 42 var. (A32/P– [unlisted rev. die]); SNG ANS –. EF, small die breaks on nose and neck. Extremely rare issue with floral symbol, R&C record only two examples, in museums (Athens, Brussels), both of which are from the same obverse die and have the same die breaks. Fine style.