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Auction X  27 September 2015
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Lot 282

Estimate: 2000 GBP
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Attica, Athens AR New Style Tetradrachm. Circa 135/4 BC. Mened(emos), Epigen(es), and Ophelos, magistrates. Head of Athena Parthenos right, wearing necklace, pendant earring, and triple-crested Attic helmet decorated with the protomes of four horses above the visor, a Pegasos in flight to right above the raised earpiece, and a curvilinear ornament on the shell / Owl standing right, head facing, on amphora; A-ӨE above ME-NEΔ/EΠI/ΓENO/OΦEΛOY (magistrates' names) in five lines across field; to left, Asklepios standing left, holding serpent-entwined staff; Δ on amphora, HP below; all within wreath. Thompson 348m. 16.87g, 33mm, 12h.

Good Extremely Fine. Extremely Rare – a variety of which only two examples have appeared at auction in the last decade.

From the Ambrose Collection;
Ex Roma Numismatics IV, 30 September 2012, lot 168.
Ex Reeve Collection.
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