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LOT 3333
Philistia, Uncertain mint AR Drachm. 450-333 BC.
Bearded head to right / Paradise flower or Phoenician palmette, two birds standing right and left within the volutes, dolphin swimming to right below, all in dotted square within incuse square. Gitler & Tal XVII.6D. Very Fine. Double struck and test cut on reverse.(1.83gr, 14mm, 3h.).
Provenance
London, UK, dealership, 1990s.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Auction 121, 6 October 2022, lot 565.
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LOT 3333
Philistia, Uncertain mint AR Drachm.
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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