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LOT 3251
Lycia, Limyra AE 13mm. Circa 200-168 BC.
Laureate head of Apollo to right / Λ-Ι, winged thunderbolt. BMC 1-2, pl. XIII, 3. Very Fine. Extremely rare city; no other examples on CoinArchives.(1.82gr, 13mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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Near Very Fine.
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Near Very Fine.
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Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Possibly type IV (middle) B. Lydo-Milesian standard.
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Near Very Fine.
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland. From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
