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LOT 3125
Phoenicia, Arados AR 1/3 Stater. Circa 380-351/0 BC.
Laureate head of Melkart to right / Galley over waves. Cf. Betlyon 26 (Stater). Near Very Fine.(3.08gr, 12mm, 9h.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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