IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum(?). Circa 459-450 BC. AR Trihemiobol(?) (12.5mm, 0.89 g, 1h). Attic standard. VF.

Electronic Auction 558
Lot: 111. Estimated: $ 250

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 425. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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IONIA, Magnesia ad Maeandrum(?). Circa 459-450 BC. AR Trihemiobol(?) (12.5mm, 0.89 g, 1h). Attic standard. Male figure standing facing, head left, extending right arm to a horse standing facing, head right / Eagle flying right within shallow incuse square. CNG 72, lot 733 corr. (denomination); cf. Leu Numismatik Web Auction 4, lot 269 (hemidrachm); cf. NAC 125, lot 326 (hemidrachm); cf. Roma E-Sale 79, lot 222 (tetrobol); cf. Savoca 20, lot 149 (diobol). Toned, flan crack, slight granularity, a little die rust on obverse. VF. Extremely rare series, with this being one of two trihemiobols known.

Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 8 (29 June 2019), lot 363.

The CNG 72 piece was apparently the first example of this series to appear, and came on the market alongside issues of Themistokles and his son, Archepolis, from Magnesia. While originally thought to possibly be an issue of one of these rulers, the absence of their name on these issues makes such an attribution unlikely. On the other hand, the appearance of these issues together, and the consistency of their fabric and types suggests they are all from the same mint, and were struck in temporal proximity.

Closing Date and Time: 20 March 2024 at 10:36:40 ET.

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