Details
LOT 3079
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Circa 480/78-450 BC.
Light Thraco-Macedonian standard. Facing gorgoneion / Anchor; A and crawfish flanking. Cf. Topalov, Apollonia 44; SNG Ruse 253-4; HGC 3, 1323. Very Fine.(3.28gr, 14mm, 3h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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