Abydos (BC 175-70) Tetradrachm

ca 2nd-1st century BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.51g). Diademed bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder, within dotted circle / Eagle standing right, helmeted head of Athena to right; Î‘Î’Î¥-Î”Î—-ÎÎ©Î above, ÎœÎ™Î›Î—Î˜Î™ (magistrate) in exergue, all within laurel wreath. This form of the magistrate's name not recorded in the standard works. Toned VF, light porosity, some smoothing on the reverse.

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City/Mint name:	Abydos
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Keywords:	silver / hellenistic
References:	SNG von Aulock -; BMC Troas -; SNG Cop. -; Hunterian -; SNG Lockett -; Weber -; McClean -; Waddington -; cf. Prowe Collection (Egger Auction XLVI, 11 May 1914), lot 600 (magistrate ÎœÎ™Î›Î—, same symbol, same obverse die)
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 63 (5/2003), lot 437 ($1,010 + comm)
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Filesize:	76 KiB
Date added:	Dec 25, 2004
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