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Lot 14. Athens AR New Style Tetradrachm, 144/143 BC

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Athens AR New Style Tetradrachm, 144/143 BC

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Bidding closed (Sunday, June 17th, 19:04:40 CEST)
Current time: Monday, November 25th, 06:32:36 CET

Price realised: CHF 440.00 (3 bids)
Approx. EUR 472.64 / USD 492.40 / GBP 392.96

High bidder: Bidder 3

eAuction #60, Lot 14. Estimate: CHF 500.00

Attica, Athens. AR Tetradrachm (29 mm, 16.74 g), 144/143 BC. New Style issue. Charinautes, Aristeas, and Nika-, magistrates.
Obv. Head of Athena right, wearing triple crested Attic helmet decorated with Pegasos springing right.
Rev, A-ΘE, owl standing right, head facing, on overturned amphora; in fields, magistrates' names: XAPI/NAY/THΣ/ΔIO/NYΣ/OΔΩ - APIΣ/TEAΣ; in right field, Artemis Phosphoros standing facing, holding two torches; B on amphora, ME below; all within laurel wreath.
Thompson 690.

An attractive specimen of the New Style silver series of Athens. Good very fine.

Purchased privately from C.O.F.O.P. Placements, France, in 1991.



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