Details
LOT 2944
Pisidia, Selge 12mm. Circa 200-1 BC.
Laureate head of Herakles to right, club over shoulder / Thunderbolt; bow to right, Σ-Ε-Λ across fields. SNG BnF 1979; SNG von Aulock 5288; SNG Copenhagen 263; Lindgren 1353. Very Fine.(2.43gr, 12mm, 5h). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired at an UK art market;
Property of an Essex, UK, collector;
Collector's ticket included.
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