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Auction 22 22 Jun 2021
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Uncertain. 4th century BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 7 mm, 0.44 g, 1 h). Forepart of a bridled horse to left. Rev. (b'l in Aramaic) Fantastic monster in the form of a four-legged winged creature, with the head and forepart of a griffin, the horns of an ibex, and the body and hindquarters of a lion. A. Demeester, Les animaux et la monnaie grecque. Brussels, 2003, 140 = Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 2015, 207 = Aufhäuser 12, 1996, 271 and Classical Numismatic Group MBS 67, 2004, 830 (same dies as the present example). Extremely rare and impressive, one of three known examples. Extremely fine.
Uncertain. 4th century BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 7 mm, 0.44 g, 1 h). Forepart of a bridled horse to left. Rev. (b'l in Aramaic) Fantastic monster in the form of a four-legged winged creature, with the head and forepart of a griffin, the horns of an ibex, and the body and hindquarters of a lion. A. Demeester, Les animaux et la monnaie grecque. Brussels, 2003, 140 = Numismatica Ars Classica 82, 2015, 207 = Aufhäuser 12, 1996, 271 and Classical Numismatic Group MBS 67, 2004, 830 (same dies as the present example). Extremely rare and impressive, one of three known examples. Extremely fine.