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| Lot: 050 Category: Ancient Coins |
| Description: Ancient Greece, Kingdom of Macedon AR Tetradrachm Perseus N/D (179-168 BC). Reduced Attic standard, either Pella or Amphipolis mint, issued 173-172 B.C. for the AY mintmaster. (S.6804, SNG Cop. A.Mamroth 25 [ZfN. 1928], HG 3, 1094). Obverse: laureate bearded head of Perseus to right; Rev: eagle standing on thunderbolt, BASI LEWS above, PER SEWS below, monograms QE above, AY monogram to right of eagle, AN monogram below eagle legs, all within an oak-wreath beneath which is a plow. Light tone with bloom, and with a rare group of monograms. Ex John J Slocum collection Athens 1963, the Dr L.J Sherwin Collection, I.S Wright (Wynyard) March 1992 and Nobles S 127 Aug 2021 (Lot 4169). Very rare. aEF |
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| Lot: 49 |
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| Description: Byzantine Empire electrum gold Histamenon... |
| Estimate: $900-$1,000 |
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| Lot: 51 |
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| Description: Ancient Greece Kingdom of Syria AR Tetradrachm... |
| Estimate: $3,400-$3,500 |
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