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LOT 2630
Thrace, Chersonesos AR Hemidrachm. Circa 386-338 BC.
Forepart of lion to right, head reverted to left / Quadripartite incuse square with alternating raised and sunken quarters; AΓ monogram and grain ear in opposite sunken quarters. McClean 4089; HGC 3.2, 1437. Very Fine.(2.12gr, 14mm.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
