Tenedos (BC 525-470) Didrachm

Early-mid 5th century BC. AR Didrachm (19mm, 7.30g, 11h). Janiform head of a male, left, and female, right / Labrys; kantharos to lower right; all in linear square border within incuse square. VF, toned, typical areas of weak strike, porous, light marks under tone on obverse. Very rare. Ex Cahn Coll.

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Filename:	93000364.jpg
City/Mint name:	Tenedos
Keywords:	silver / archaic
References:	SNG von Aulock â€“; SNG Copenhagen â€“; SNG Ashmolean 1232; HGC 6, 378 var. (no symbol on rev.)
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 93 (5/2013), lot 364 ($425 + comm)
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Date added:	Jul 02, 2013
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