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LOT 1825
Greek Slingshot with Snake
4TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 in. (31.2 grams, 31 mm).
Lentoid in form with raised figure of a coiled snake to one face, possible legend to reverse.
Provenance
Private collection, Austria.
Private collection, Europe.
Literature
Cf. Manov, M., Torbov, N. Inscribed Lead Sling Bullets with the name of Alexander the Great and with other Names and Symbols found in Thrace in Archaeologia Bulgarica XX, 2 (2016), pp.29-43, fig.14, for a shot with a similar symbol.
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LOT 1825
Greek Slingshot with Snake
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 400 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 134) ‡+BP*
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