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LOT 3086
Thrace, Byzantion in alliance with Kalchedon AE 25mm. 300-200 BC.
Wreathed and veiled head of Demeter to right / ΒΥZΑN[...] ΚΑΛΧΑ[...], Poseidon seated to right, holding aphlaston with right hand and transverse trident with left. Cf. Schönert-Geiss 1276-82; HGC 3.2, 1428. Good Very Fine.(11.16gr, 25mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3086
Thrace, Byzantion in alliance with Kalchedon AE 25mm.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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