401, Lot: 159. Estimate $100. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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ISLANDS off LAKONIA, Kythera. Circa 100-50 BC. Æ Tetrachalkon (18.5mm, 6.19 g, 2h). Head of Aphrodite right / Dove flying right; c/m: Eros standing right within oval incuse. BCD Peloponnesos 999; HGC 5, 647. Coin and c/m Near Fine, green-brown patina, some roughness. Very rare.
From the J. Cohen Collection, purchased from Doug Spangler, 16 August 2015. Ex BCD Collection (not in prior BCD sales), his ticket included in lot; Spink 90 (16 March 1992), lot 132 (part of).