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New Magistrate

Triton XX, Lot: 295. Estimate $5000.
Sold for $8500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 408/4-380/66 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 15.11 g, 1h). Ainesidemos, magistrate. Facing lion scalp / Forepart of bull right; AINHΣIΔHMOΣ above, olive branch to left, ΣA below; all within shallow incuse square. Barron –; HGC 6, 1218 (magistrate unlisted); otherwise unpublished with this magistrate. EF, toned. Apparently unique with this magistrate, who is unattested in Leshhorn for any coinage.