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LOT 2938
Scythia, Geto-Dacians. Koson AR Drachm. Circa 42-29 BC.
Roman consul (L. Junius Brutus?) walking to left, accompanied by two lictors; monogram before, KOΣΩN in exergue / Eagle with spread wings standing to left on sceptre, clutching laurel wreath in right talon. RPC I 1701C; W. Fischer-Bossert 'ΚΟΣΩΝ ΔΡΟΥΕΙΣ' in H. Schwarzer and H.-H. Nieswandt eds. "Man kann es sich nicht prächtig genug vorstellen!" Festschrift für Dieter Salzmann zum 65. Geburtstag, I (Münster 2016), type B; HGC 3.2, 2051. Extremely Fine. Rare.(4.41gr, 19mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceEx Leu Numismatik AG, Web Auction 24, 3 December 2022, lot 950.
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Good Very Fine.
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Gaul, Massalia AR Obol. Circa 410-380 BC.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
MAΣΣAΛI before horned head of Lakydon to right / Wheel of four spokes; M in one quarter. Chevillon & Lillamand 2f; Maurel 362. 0.73gr, 9mm.
Extremely Fine. Beautifully toned with hints of blue iridescence around the devices.
French private collection, M. J. L. C., acquired in 1992. -
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Head of male to right, wearing helmet decorated with four-spoked wheel / Wheel with four spokes. F&P OBM-2c; Depeyrot, Hellénistiques 2; SNG Blackburn 1. 0.55gr, 10mm.
Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Ex cgb.fr (company's ticket included). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
