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LOT 1954
Greek Lead Slingshot inscribed EYAP//MANHC
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (25.17 grams, 27 mm).
Biconical in profile with letters 'MANHC' on one side and 'EYAP' on the other side.
ProvenanceFrom a German private collection, formed since the 1980s.
LiteratureSee Weiss, P. and N. Draskowski, Neue griechische Schleuderbleie. Tissaphernes und weitere Kommandeure, Chiron 40, 2010, pp. 143 no. 17.
FootnotesThis slingshot bullet is inscribed with two names. On one side, the Lydian name Manes; on the other, a name starting with Euar(…).
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LOT 1954
Greek Lead Slingshot inscribed EYAP//MANHC
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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