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Electronic Auction 426  8 Aug 2018
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Lot 170

Estimate: 1500 USD
Price realized: 1100 USD
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AEOLIS, Aigai. Circa 151-143 BC. AR Tetradrachm (33mm, 16.63 g, 12h). Stephanophoric type. Wreathed head of Apollo Smintheos right, bow and quiver over shoulder / Zeus standing left, holding eagle and scepter; monogram to left; all within oak wreath. SNG Ashmolean 1252; SNG von Aulock 1595; SNG Copenhagen 6. Good VF, toned, some roughness, a few light scratches. Very rare.

Of all the mints to strike tetradrachms of stephanophoric type, Aigai had one of the smallest outputs, with just four obverse dies known today (cf. U. Westermark, "En tetradrachm från Aigai i Aiolis" in Festscrift Lagerqvist, pp. 471–5).
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