CNG 96, Lot: 40. Estimate $2000. Sold for $6000. 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.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group 91 (19 September 2012), lot 117.