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LOT 2921
Sikyonia, Sikyon AR Triobol or Hemidrachm. Circa 330-280 BC.
Chimaera standing to left, raising forepaw; ΣI below / Dove flying to left. BCD Peloponnesos 283. Near Very Fine.(2.47gr, 15mm, 2h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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