IONIA, Miletos. Circa 260-250 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.95 g, 1h). Persic standard. Maiandros, magistrate.

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Lot: 164. Estimated: $ 100

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Sold For $ 180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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IONIA, Miletos. Circa 260-250 BC. AR Drachm (18.5mm, 4.95 g, 1h). Persic standard. Maiandros, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo left / Lion standing left, head right; star above, MI (civic) monogram to left, [M]AIANΔPO[Σ] in exergue. D-L Period IV, Group II, –; Kinns, Review, p. 240 (this coin referenced); Roma E-Sale 62, lot 310 (same dies). Toned, scratches, deposits and flan flaw on obverse, edge filed (likely to fit in prior bezel). VF. Extremely rare with this magistrate.

From the collection of an English Queen’s Counsel, purchased from B.A. Seaby Ltd. (their ticket included). Ex Glendining (1 March 1978), lot 12.


Closing Date and Time: 6 May 2020 at 10:54:20 ET.

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