Details
LOT 3024
Illyria, Dyrrhachion AR Drachm. Circa 275-270 BC. Reduced Korkyraian standard.
Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Pegasus flying right; Δ below. HGC 3.1, 36; SNG Lockett 2224. Very Fine. Well toned.(2.30gr, 14mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Property of a London, UK, private collector.
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