MYSIA, Parion. Late 160s/150s BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 14.88 g, 12h).

CNG Feature Auction 120
Lot: 312. Estimated: $ 4 000

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 8 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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MYSIA, Parion. Late 160s/150s BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 14.88 g, 12h). Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath / Apollo, laureate and draped at the waist, holding a laurel branch in right hand and resting his left on grounded bow to right; two monograms to inner left, AΠOΛΛΩNOΣ AKTAIOY ΠAPIANΩN around. Ellis-Evans, Late, Group, unlisted issue, but obv. die O2; Meadows, Parion, Group 1, unlisted issue; SNG BN –; CNG 78, lot 762 = Triton X, lot 274 = Gemini I, lot 152 var. (different monograms; same obv. die); Hunt IV 317 var. (same; same obv. die). Toned, roughness. VF. Well centered. Unique example of an unpublished issue from the very rare Hellenistic tetradrachms of Parion; Ellis-Evans only notes twelve examples from eight different issues.


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