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Auction 23  30 Nov 2021
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Lot 139

Estimate: 7500 CHF
Price realized: 16 000 CHF
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IONIA. Klazomenai. Circa 370-360 BC. Drachm (Silver, 16 mm, 4.02 g, 12 h), struck under the magistrate Mandronax. Laureate head of Apollo facing, turned slightly to the left, wearing chlamys visible along the neckline. Rev. KΛ-[A] / MANΔΡΩNA[Ξ] Swan standing to left with open wings. Cf. BMC 26 (hemidrachm). SNG Lockett 2792. Traité II 1998. Rare, attractively toned, with a splendid head of Apollo and a well-centered swan, both of the finest Classical style. Some minor flatness on the reverse and a minor bang on the obverse, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From a Swiss collection, ex Rauch 109, 11 November 2019, 156, Künker 280, 26 September 2019 and Egger 23, 26 November 1909, 40.
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