Details
LOT 2898
Macedon, Neapolis AR Hemidrachm. Circa 375-350 BC.
Facing gorgoneion, with tongue protruding / Head of nymph to right, her hair coiled around her head and with a bun at the back; N-E-O-Π around; all within circular incuse. SNG Copenhagen 227-8; SNG ANS 452; HGC 3.1, 588. Extremely Fine.(1.87gr, 14mm, 7h).
Provenance
Ex Chaponnière & Firmenich SA, Auction 15, 21 May 2022, lot 13 (dealer's ticket included);
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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