Knidos (BC 490-465) Drachm

ca 490-465 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 6.11g, 9h). Forepart of roaring lion right / Head of Aphrodite right, hair falling down back of neck and tied at the end; all within incuse square. Beautifully toned and of splendid late Archaic style. The obverse struck from a corroded die, otherwise gVF.

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City/Mint name:	Knidos
Keywords:	silver / archaic / classical
References:	Cahn 54
Valuation:	Leu Web Auc. 5 (9/2018), lot 271 (CHF 410 + comm)
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Date added:	Oct 09, 2018
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