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Auction 88  8 October 2015
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Lot 360

Estimate: 12 500 CHF
Price realized: 10 000 CHF
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Auction 88 Part I
Greek Coins
Sicily, Agrigentum

Tetradrachm circa 475-472 or later, AR 17.49 g. AKRAC – ANTOΣ (retrograde) Eagle standing l., with closed wings. Rev. Crab, shell resembling human face. SNG Lloyd 804 (these dies). Kraay-Hirmer pl. 59, 171 (this reverse die). Gulbenkian 161 (these dies). SNG ANS 973 (these dies).
An enchanting old cabinet tone, insignificant area of weakness
on obverse, otherwise extremely fine

Ex Ars Classica XIV, 1929, 80; Hess-Leu 24, 1964, 42; NAC 8, 1995, 114 and NAC 46, 2008, 178 and NAC 59, 2011, 514 sales.



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