328, Lot: 118. Estimate $1000. Sold for $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ATTICA, Athens. Circa 165-42 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.83 g, 11h). New Style coinage. Mened(emos), Epigen(es), and Eury(kleides), magistrates. Struck 135/4 BC. Helmeted head of Athena Parthenos right / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; magistrates’ names in fields; to left, Asklepios standing left, holding serpent-entwined staff; Λ on amphora, small ME below; all within wreath. Thompson 354f and 355d. EF, lightly toned, a few minor marks. Nice metal and well struck.