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LOT 3076
Thrace, Ainos AR Tetrobol. Circa 402-360 BC.
Head of Hermes facing three-quarters to left, wearing petasos / Goat standing to right; [ethnic] above, rhyton before. May, Ainos 364; cf. HGC 3.2, 1281. Near Very Fine.(2.02gr, 14mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK market.
Property of a London antiquarian.
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