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Auction 100 - Part 2 7 October 2015
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IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Circa 150-140 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.95 g, 1h). Stephanophoric type. Pausanias, son of Euphemos, "magistrate". Diademed and draped bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Apollo Delphios standing left, resting on tall tripod to right, holding branch tied with fillet; EYΦHMOΣ ΠAYΣANIOY in two lines to left, meander pattern below; all within laurel wreath. Jones dies 2/b (this coin cited [Bank Leu]); SNG Berry 1069 (same obv. die); Waddington 1726 (same obv. die). EF, toned.
From the Friend of a Scholar Collection. Ex Ceresio I (26 September 1987), lot 127; 1972 Kirikhan Hoard (CH I, 87A-B; II, 90; VIII, 460).
Although this coin is not illustrated in Jones' die study, the coin was owned by Leu, and sold by them in their joint sale with Spink (Ceresio), where the coin is identified as that cited by Jones.
From the Friend of a Scholar Collection. Ex Ceresio I (26 September 1987), lot 127; 1972 Kirikhan Hoard (CH I, 87A-B; II, 90; VIII, 460).
Although this coin is not illustrated in Jones' die study, the coin was owned by Leu, and sold by them in their joint sale with Spink (Ceresio), where the coin is identified as that cited by Jones.