Details
LOT 2926
Pontos, Amisos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 300-125 BC.
Demetrios, magistrate. Rhodian standard. Turreted bust of Hera-Tyche to right / Owl with spread wings standing facing on upturned shield, ΔΗ-ΜΗ-TPIOY across lower fields. SNG Stancomb 665 = SNG von Aulock 53; Recueil général I, 11, 4; SNG BM Black Sea 1118-20; HGC 7, 234. Extremely Fine. Attractive old cabinet tone. Scratch on obverse.(1.72gr, 12mm, 1h.).
Provenance
From a Swiss private collection, before 2005.
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