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Auction 75  26 September 2012
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Lot 2205

Estimate: 6000 GBP
Price realized: 4800 GBP
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ANCIENT COINS. Greek Coins. Other Properties. Mysia, Lampsakos (c.370 BC), Gold Stater, head of a Maenad facing left, ecstatically thrown back with hair flying, wearing an ivy-wreath, triple-pendant earring and necklace, a diadem is interwoven in her hair with the ends flying, rev forepart of pegasos right, within incuse square, 8.43g, 2h (Baldwin, The Gold Staters of Lampsakos, AJN 53, 1924, 17e (III-Δ), pl. I, 35 = McClean 7630, pl. 262, 16, these dies; BMC 29, pl. XIX, 7; Gulbenkian 687).Small die-flaw on the reverse, a few marks, splendid style, about very fine and very rare.

Estimate: £6000-8000
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