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Details
LOT 3180
Ionia, Miletos AE 18mm. 1st century BC. ΣΩΣΤΡΑΤΟΣ(?) (Sostratos), magistrate.
Cult statue of Apollo Didymaios standing to right, holding small stag in his right hand and bow in his left; to right, monogram / [...]ΤΡΑ[...], lion recumbent to right, head to left; above, star. Cf. Deppert-Lippitz 989-94; cf. SNG München 760. Very Fine.(3.70gr, 18mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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