ANCIENT GREECE. IONIA, LEBEDOS.
Silver Tetradrachm, circa 140-135 BC.
Stephanophoric type. Apollodotos, magistrate. Obv: head of Athena right, wearing triple-crested helmet decorated with laurel branch above the visor. Rev: owl standing right, head facing, on club between two filleted cornucopias; ΛEBEΔIΩN above, AΠOΛΛOΔOTOΣ below; all within wreath.
About Extremely Fine; some areas of flat strike, otherwise a strong example struck on a broad flan and with an attractive old cabinet tone.
From the inventory of Herakles Numismatics.
Reference: Amandry-Group IV, 17-18; Kinns-30; SNG Copenhagen-; BMC-1; SNG von Aulock-2027; Boston MFA Sup.-170.
Die Axis: 12h.
Diameter: 31 mm.
Weight: 14.88 g.
Price realized | 1'600 GBP |
Starting price | 750 GBP |
Estimate | 1'500 GBP |