Mylasa (BC 175-100) Tetradrachm

ca 175-150 BC. AR Tetradrachm (9.17g). Rose with two buds, M in inner left field; bunch of grapes (?) to left / [I]Î‘-Î‘, eagle standing right on palm branch, spreading wings; Î‘Î in right field. Extremely rare. This is only the second time one of these has been offered at public auction and two others are recorded in museum collections. Virtually Mint State.

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Filename:	image00209.jpg
City/Mint name:	Mylasa
Keywords:	silver / hellenistic
References:	R. Ashton, "The Pseudo-Rhodian Drachms of Mylasa", NC (1992), pp. 1-39 (this coin - p. 22, G var. (monogram) pl. 10; Akarca pl. 2, 11 var.; SNG von Aulock 2863 var.; SNG Kayhan 842 var.; cf. Ashton, Agoranomia (NY 2006), p. 137, pl. 6, 200
Valuation:	Gemini Auc. VI (1/2010), lot 209 ($6,000 + comm)
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