Details
LOT 3183
Islands off Ionia, Chios AE 13mm. 84-30 BC. ΑΡΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ (Aristokles), magistrate.
Sphinx seated to right; raised foreleg on prow / Pointed amphora, ΑΡΙΣΤΟ-ΚΛΗΣ to right, XIOΣ to left. SNG Copenhagen 1631. Very Fine.(1.93gr, 13mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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