Davissons Ltd.
Auction 39 1 Apr 2020
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PELOPONNESOS. ACHAIAN LEAGUE. Aigiera. Circa 160-146 B.C. AR hemidrachm. 2.4 gm. 16 mm. Laureate head of Zeus right / Achaian League monogram; above, forepart of goat right; Γ-Λ/Α-Υ in two lines across field; all within wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 398 = HGC 5, 20 (same dies). Weber II 3987 and pl. 146 (this coin). Good Very Fine; beautiful cabinet toning; well struck on an unusually broad flan. Attractive coin. Rare.
Ex Sir Hermann Weber Collection (Spink & Son, 1922-1929), lot 3987.Ex Sotheby's sale (1884).Includes photocopy of David Sear certificate of authenticity with historical notes.