Details
LOT 2663
Thrace, Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 386-338 BC.
Forepart of lion to right, head reverted / Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; olive leaf and berry in one sunken quarter, HP monogram and embossed pellet in the opposite. McClean 4108; HGC 3, 1437. Near Very Fine.(2.43gr, 12mm.).
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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