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Buy or Bid Sale 219  5 May 2022
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Lot 105

Estimate: 12 500 USD
Price realized: 11 550 USD
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Chalcidian District, Acanthus. Tetradrachm; Chalcidian District, Acanthus; c. 475-325 BC, Tetradrachm, 17.08g. Cf. Desneux 97/102 var. (obv.) and 103 (rev. die R92). Obv: Lion r. attacking bull collapsing to l.; tunny fish in exergue. Rx: ΑΚΑ-Ν-ΘΙΟ-Ν around quadripartite square, all within incuse square.This is a magnificent example of an an Acanthus obverse, in a more dramatic design than usual. While the dies are recorded by Desneux, the combination is unrecorded. EF
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