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IONIA. Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Ca. 350-325 BC. AR tetradrachm (26mm, 14.69 gm, 11h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 3/5. Rhodian standard. Pitthion, magistrate. Helmeted warrior, in military attire on horseback rearing right, couched spear in right hand / MAΓN / ΠΙTΘΙΩN, bull butting left; all within maeander pattern. cf. SNG von Aulock 2039 (didrachm). SNG Copenhagen -. BMC -. Extremely rare.
From the Paramount Collection. Ex UBS Gold & Numismatics, Auction 56 (28 January 2003), lot 130
Magnesia ad Maeandrum was founded on the banks of the Lecathus, a tributary of the Maeander river, in south-western Ionia circa the mid-700s BC by a tribe from Thessaly known as the Magnetes, plus colonists from Crete.
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Estimate: 2000-4000 USD
IONIA. Magnesia ad Maeandrum. Ca. 350-325 BC. AR tetradrachm (26mm, 14.69 gm, 11h). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 3/5. Rhodian standard. Pitthion, magistrate. Helmeted warrior, in military attire on horseback rearing right, couched spear in right hand / MAΓN / ΠΙTΘΙΩN, bull butting left; all within maeander pattern. cf. SNG von Aulock 2039 (didrachm). SNG Copenhagen -. BMC -. Extremely rare.
From the Paramount Collection. Ex UBS Gold & Numismatics, Auction 56 (28 January 2003), lot 130
Magnesia ad Maeandrum was founded on the banks of the Lecathus, a tributary of the Maeander river, in south-western Ionia circa the mid-700s BC by a tribe from Thessaly known as the Magnetes, plus colonists from Crete.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-ionia-magnesia-ad-maeandrum-ca-350-325-bc-ar-tetradrachm-26mm-1469-gm-11h-ngc-choice-xf-4-5-3-5/a/3096-30028.s?type=CoinArchives3096
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 2000-4000 USD