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Obolos 37

The Prof. James M. Collier Collection

Webauction, 17 May 2025

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Extremely rare and unpublished!

Starting Price: 500 CHF
Hammer Price:  1300 CHF
Lot 954

KYRENAIKA. Kyrene. Circa 500-480 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 23 mm, 16.47 g, 3 h). Silphium plant; to right, silphium fruit above and below head of lion to left. Rev. Head of griffin to right with coiled tongue; all within incuse square. Asyut Hoard -. Cf. BMC 21 (drachm with the same reverse). SNG Copenhagen -. Cf. Zagazig 249 (similar obverse but with a different reverse orientation). Extremely rare and apparently unpublished in the standard references. Rough surfaces with scratches, otherwise, good fine.

Online bidding closes: 18 May 2025, 19:26:30 CEST Current Date & Time: 4 Jun 2026, 11:33:36 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:1300 CHF by MailBidder8381 (9 bids)
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