Orontes (BC 357-352) Tetrobol

Orontes, Satrap of Mysia, ca 357-352 BC. AR Tetrobol (2.45g, 3h), struck at Kisthene. Nude hoplite crouching left behind shield, spear at ready / [O]RONT-[A], forepart of winged boar right. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. Very rare.

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City/Mint name:	Satraps and Governors
Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	Troxell, Orontes p. 30, 4; SNG France 1164A (Lampsakos); BMC Mysia -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -
Valuation:	CNG Triton XI (1/2008), lot 203 ($875 + comm)
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