LOT 3337
Asia Minor, Uncertain Mint AR Hemiobol. 4th century BC.
Turreted head of female to right / Monogram; M below. CNG E-573, lot 279 var. (kerykeion, no M); CNG E-575, 174; otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Very Fine. Very rare.(0.29gr, 7mm, 3h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
CNG note: 'Prior sales speculated this type may be of Pnytagoras of Salamis, but this was based on a vague similarity of the obverse type to some issues of that king, and an unlikely reading of the monogram as being formed of the letters ΠN.'
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Very Fine.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Very Fine.
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Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
