MDC Monnaies de Collection
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ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
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136
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ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
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Estimate €150
Voluntary lot
Description
ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
Caria, Kindya. Hemidrachma or diobol ND (500–490 BC), Kindya.
Obverse: Head of a sea monster facing left (Ceto or Kêtos).
Reverse: Small ball-and-spoke wheel incuse within an incuse rhombus, decorated with striations.
Rosen Collection 617 – Dewing Collection 2353–2354 – SNG von Aulock 2340; Silver – 1.94 g - 12 mm - 12 h
Acquired from the Banque Populaire du Nord in 1982.
Sometimes attributed to Halicarnassus. A beautifully struck, detailed specimen of this type, with the monster’s teeth clearly visible. The patina is old. Almost Superb.
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