Details
LOT 2662
Lesbos, Mytilene AR Tetradrachm. Circa 160s BC.
Bearded head of Zeus-Ammon to right, wearing laurel wreath / Facing xoanon of bearded Dionysos facing, wearing polos; ΜΥΤΙΛΗΝΑΩΝ flanking; all within wreath of ivy. Cf. EHC 650; cf. CH VIII, pl. LXIV, 2 (different obverse style). Near Very Fine. Rough surfaces. Very rare.(13.92gr, 34mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the Fadel family collection, London, UK, 1970s.
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LOT 2662
Lesbos, Mytilene AR Tetradrachm.
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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