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Lot 62. Megara Drachm, head of Apollo / lyra, impressive pedigree

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Important Megara Drachm
Megara Drachm, head of Apollo / lyra, impressive pedigree

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Bidding closed (Sunday, September 11th, 19:31:00 CEST)
Current time: Wednesday, November 27th, 12:58:02 CET

Price realised: CHF 1'600.00 (1 bid)
Approx. EUR 1'722.57 / USD 1'811.22 / GBP 1'437.55

High bidder: Bidder 1

eAuction #50, Lot 62. Estimate: CHF 2'000.00

Megara, Megaris. AR Drachm (17 mm, 4.01 g), c. 307-290s/280s BC.
Obv. Laureate head of Apollo right.
Rev. MEΓAPEΩN, lyra with seven strings.
BMC 8-9. McClean 5984. Ward 508 (this coin). BCD 12 (this coin).

Extremely rare. Nearly extremely fine, minor roughness.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, John Ward and BCD collections; ex LHS 96, 8-9 May 2006, 12. Privately purchased by BCD from Spink's in 1976 for 3200 CHF.




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