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Electronic Auction 345  25 February 2015
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Lot 79

Estimate: 100 USD
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CRETE, Pa–. Circa 270-220 BC. Æ (11.5mm, 1.57 g, 5h). Head of female right / Palm tree. Svoronos, Numismatique, p. 252, 1; SNG Copenhagen –; Traeger –. Near VF, rough dark brown patina with spots of green, some smoothing. Extremely rare, only one cited by Svoronos, none in the other standard references or CoinArchives.

From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Spink America (6 December 1999), lot 638 (part of).

Svoronos is uncertain of place name with letters beginning with PA, but suggests Palla, Panhormos, Pannona, Pantomatrion, or Paraesos as possibilities.
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