Lot 4339

Description

Peloponnesos, Messenia, Messene, silver hemidrachm, (late 2nd century B.C.), (1.85 g), obv. head of Zeus to right, with diadem, rev. ME **S* either side of tripod, all within laurel wreath, (Sear before 146 B.C.), (S.2849, Grandjean 140b [This Coin, p.116, illustrated plate V, obverse die D79, reverse die R119], BCD 731 [p.186], BMC 13-14 [p.110, Pl.XXII,8], McClean 6713-4 [p.444, Pl.229, 5]). Toned, very scarce, good very fine with pitting roughness on the reverse.

Ex Noble Numismatics Auction Sale 101 (lot 3421), previously from the BCD Collection and IGCH 262, 1965 Diakofto Hoard, with ticket.