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Auction XX  29-30 Oct 2020
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Lot 121

Estimate: 12 500 GBP
Price realized: 8000 GBP
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Macedon, Akanthos AR Tetradrachm. Circa 470-430 BC. Bull collapsing to left, head half-facing, attacked and mauled by lion upon his back to right; tunny fish to left in exergue / ΑΚΑΝΘΙΟΝ around raised quadripartite square; all within incuse square. Cf. Desneux 98 (same rev. die); Roma E-28, 64; HGC 3.1, 385. 17.45g, 28mm, 5h.

Extremely Fine; light golden iridescence.

From a private European collection.

Interestingly, this coin and lot 123 share the same reverse die.
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