(BC 377-353) Maussollos - Tetradrachm

Maussolos. Circa 377/6-353/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (24mm, 15.19g, 12h). Halikarnassos mint. Head of Apollo facing slightly right, wearing laurel wreath, drapery around neck / MAYÎ£Î£Î©Î›Î›O, Zeus Labraundos standing right. EF, attractively toned, minor double strike on reverse. Exceptionally artistic style, perhaps the finest of the series. Ex Triton VIII (1/2005), lot 467.

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Filename:	90000621.jpg
City/Mint name:	Satraps of Karia
Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	TraitÃ© II 91; SNG Kayhan 872 var. (small letter on rev.); SNG von Aulock 2359 var. (same); SNG Copenhagen 590
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 90 (5/2012), lot 621 ($8,000 + comm)
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