WESTERN ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.32 g). VF.

Electronic Auction 564
Lot: 114.
Closing Date: Jun 19 2024 10:00 ET

Greek, Silver

Estimate: $ 100

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WESTERN ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Hemiobol (7mm, 0.32 g). Head of bridled horse right / Rough incuse square. Cf. SNG Kayhan 745 (head left; uncertain Ionia or Caria); cf. Klein 332 (Kyme in Aeolis); cf. Tzamalis 88 (cruder style with mane and neck indicated by series of dots; Thraco-Macedonian mint); CNG E-466, lot 120. Edge split, roughness. VF.

While such coins are generally assigned to an uncertain Thraco-Macedonian mint, the style of the current coin is more refined than any of the horse types in Tzamalis. “Horse/incuse” types were almost certainly minted at multiple locations, and a mint in (western?) Asia Minor is the most logical choice, though Kyme is not likely.

Closing Date and Time: 19 June 2024 at 10:37:40 ET.

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