Watch List notes:

Cherronesos, ancient "barbarous" imitation. Achaean League Hemidrachm, ex BCD; Cherronesos, ancient "barbarous" imitation; c. 350-300 BC or later, Hemidrachm, 2.24g. Cf. BM-11 for prototype. Obv: Forepart of lion r., head turned back. Rx: Quadripartite incuse square, pellet 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 more scarce than the Cherronesos hemidrachms they imitate.Virtually same dies as previous lot, but flatly struck. High relief. VF

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