Ancients
MACEDON. Acanthus. Ca. 525-470 BC. AR tetradrachm (25mm, 17.26 gm). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5. Lion springing left, attacking bull kneeling right with raised head, and biting into his hind quarters; stylized acanthus flower below dotted exergual line / Quadripartite incuse square with rough interior surfaces, two quadrants mostly filled. Desneux 14. Boston 516. Gulbenkian 391.
From a Private Japanese Collection. Ex Heritage Auction 3026 (Long Beach, 25 September 2013), lot 23049; Numismatica Ars Classica 33 (6 April 2006), lot 113; Numismatica Ars Classica 21 (19 March 2002), lot 1168.
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Estimate: 6000-8000 USD