Details
LOT 3082
Thrace, Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Late 5th-4th centuries BC.
Facing gorgoneion; spiral ornament around / Upright anchor; A and crayfish flanking; all in circular incuse. Cf. Topalov, Apollonia 44; HGC 3, 1324. Very Fine.(2.81gr, 13mm, 3h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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