Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3241 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $250
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SOLD $230
MACEDON, Kingdom of Demetrios Poliorketes, (294 - Autumn 288 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.090 grams), Demetrias, Thessaly mint, c.290-8 B.C., obv. diademed and horned head of Demetrios to right, rev. Poseidon standing to left, holding trident, right foot on rock, traces to right **[BASILEWS], to left traces of **DHMHTRIOU, monogram MHO in lower right field, trace of AP monogram to left, (cf.S.6764 [£650], Newell 145/144 [obverse die CXLVI, reverse die 288 [same dies], Weber 2173, Jameson 1004). Bright, major die flaw across reverse, some surface roughness, otherwise good fine/fine and a very rare mint type.
Ex Recent 'Seleucid Hoard'.
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