THRACE, Abdera. Circa 450-425 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.91 g, 2h). Deonydos, magistrate. VF.

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Lot: 23. Estimated: $ 1 500

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 9 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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THRACE, Abdera. Circa 450-425 BC. AR Tetradrachm (26mm, 14.91 g, 2h). Deonydos, magistrate. Griffin, with straight wing, springing left; owl seated left, head facing, on wing / EΠI ΔEO-NY-ΔOΣ around raised quadripartite incuse square; all within shallow incuse square. May, Abdera, Period IV, Group LXIV, 175 (A140/P145); AMNG II 45; HGC 3, 1137 (same dies as illustration); McClean 4001 (same dies). Minor doubling on obverse. VF. Very rare, only three noted by May (all in public collections [BM, Fitzwilliam, and Ashmolean]), none in CoinArchives.


Closing Date and Time: 2 August 2023 at 10:07:20 ET.

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