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Long Beach Signature Sale 3057 7-8 Sep 2017
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CARIAN ISLANDS. Cos. Ca. 300-250 BC. AR tetradrachm (27mm, 14.91 gm, 5h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 3/5. Struck 285-258 BC. Mikon, magistrate. Head of young, beardless Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress /Κ-ΩΙΟ-N above crab, viewed from above, magistrate MIKΩN below, bow case below, within dotted square, all within shallow incuse square. HGC 6, 1308. Cf. BMC Caria 42-43 (different magistrates). Rare, particularly with this magistrate. An exceptional specimen, well struck on a broad flan of sound metal!
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2500-3200 USD
CARIAN ISLANDS. Cos. Ca. 300-250 BC. AR tetradrachm (27mm, 14.91 gm, 5h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 3/5. Struck 285-258 BC. Mikon, magistrate. Head of young, beardless Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress /Κ-ΩΙΟ-N above crab, viewed from above, magistrate MIKΩN below, bow case below, within dotted square, all within shallow incuse square. HGC 6, 1308. Cf. BMC Caria 42-43 (different magistrates). Rare, particularly with this magistrate. An exceptional specimen, well struck on a broad flan of sound metal!
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2500-3200 USD