Watch List notes:

Cherronesos, ancient "barbarous" imitation. Achaean League Hemidrachm, ex BCD; Cherronesos, ancient "barbarous" imitation; c. 350-300 BC or later, Hemidrachm, 2.53g. Cf. BM-11 for prototype. Obv: Forepart of lion r., head turned back. Rx: Quadipartite incuse square, pellet with star-like quality in one quadrant, bunch of grapes in another. Unmistakably a contemporary imitation, of quite "barbarous" style. Imitations like this are occasionally encountered, but are far scarcer than the Cherronesos hemidrachms they imitate.Extremely unusual lion, beautifully drawn. MS

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