Nomos AG
Auction 27 22 May 2023
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MACEDON, Chalkidian League. Olynthos. Circa 392-383 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 14.16 g, 12 h). Laureate head of Apollo to left, his long hair falling down the back of his neck. Rev. X-A-Λ-KIΔ-EΩN Kithara with eight strings. Robinson & Clement Group L, 73 (A47/P66). SNG ANS 483. With a well-centered and elegantly sober head of Apollo. Some very minor pitting , otherwise, good very fine.
Acquired privately from a European collection in 2003.
The head of Apollo on this coin gives us a very different, and far less emotional, version of the god from the one we saw on the Amphipolitan tetradrachm above (lot 1060). Here he is an elegant young man who is certainly proud of himself; he is probably capable of deep thought but he has no need of that here. This head, or one of the same type with the long hair flowing down the back of his neck, was used as a prototype for Philip II's first gold issues from Pella (Le Rider 1 - with the head left - and 2-9 - with the head to right).
Acquired privately from a European collection in 2003.
The head of Apollo on this coin gives us a very different, and far less emotional, version of the god from the one we saw on the Amphipolitan tetradrachm above (lot 1060). Here he is an elegant young man who is certainly proud of himself; he is probably capable of deep thought but he has no need of that here. This head, or one of the same type with the long hair flowing down the back of his neck, was used as a prototype for Philip II's first gold issues from Pella (Le Rider 1 - with the head left - and 2-9 - with the head to right).