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LOT 3126
Moesia, Istros AR Drachm. Circa 313-280 BC.
Facing male heads, the left inverted / Sea-eagle to left, grasping dolphin with talons; monogram of ΔΙ below. Dima Group IV, Subgroup IV, 9; AMNG I 421; HGC 3, 1802. Good Very Fine. Iridescent tone.(4.17gr, 18mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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