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NYINC Signature Sale 3071 6-7 Jan 2019
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MACEDON. Acanthus. Ca. 470-430 BC. AR tetradrachm (27mm, 17.25 gm, 9h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Di-, magistrate. Lion springing right, biting into hind quarters of bull kneeling to left with head raised, ΔΙ engraved on hind; tunny fish left in exergue, thick beaded border / ΑΚΑ-Ν-ΘΙΟ-Ν, legend in raised letters on incuse band, around raised quadripartite square, all within shallow incuse square. Desneux -, cf. 103 (ΔI above, not on bull).
An unusual variety with only a few examples known where the magistrate name is engraved directly on the hind of the bull.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 15000-20000 USD
MACEDON. Acanthus. Ca. 470-430 BC. AR tetradrachm (27mm, 17.25 gm, 9h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style. Di-, magistrate. Lion springing right, biting into hind quarters of bull kneeling to left with head raised, ΔΙ engraved on hind; tunny fish left in exergue, thick beaded border / ΑΚΑ-Ν-ΘΙΟ-Ν, legend in raised letters on incuse band, around raised quadripartite square, all within shallow incuse square. Desneux -, cf. 103 (ΔI above, not on bull).
An unusual variety with only a few examples known where the magistrate name is engraved directly on the hind of the bull.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 15000-20000 USD