Skepsis (BC 440-400) Drachm

ca 450-400 BC. AR Drachm (3.81g, 5h). Forepart of Pegasos right, Î£-ÎšÎ—-Î¨Î™-ÎŸÎ around / Fir tree between two bunches of grapes; all within linear and dotted border within shallow incuse square. Rare. Nicely toned. Good very fine. From the collection of H.S. von Aulock, ex Hess-Leu (4/1957), 262, and from the collections of R. Jameson and Sir H. Weber, bought from W.T. Ready in 1886.

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City/Mint name:	Skepsis
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Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	BMC 5; Jameson 2233 (this coin); SNG von Aulock 1575 (this coin); Traite II, 2, 2352, pl. CLXV, 8; Weber 5428 (this coin)
Valuation:	Leu Auc. 81 (5/2001), lot 260 (CHF 3,200 ($1,847) + comm)
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Date added:	Jan 23, 2005
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