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LOT 2998
Thrace. Apollonia Pontika AR Drachm. Circa 470-435 BC.
Facing Gorgoneion with tongue protruding, serpents around / Upright anchor; in field, crayfish to left and A to right. SNG Copenhagen 452; SNG BM Black Sea 157; SNG Bulgaria Russe 2, 120-168; HGC 3.2, 1323. Good Very Fine.(3.03gr, 13mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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