Magnesia (BC 465-450) Hemitetartemorion

ca 470-450 BC. AR Hemitetartemorion(?) (5mm, 0.09g, 3h). Bearded male head right, wearing tainia / Barley grain; E-(three bar sigma) flanking; all in dotted square within incuse square. Unpublished, but cf. CNG 73, lot 325 for a similar obol, but with different letters on reverse. Good VF, attractively toned. Exceptional metal and style.

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Filename:	90000589.jpg
City/Mint name:	Magnesia ad Maeander
Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	???
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 90 (5/2012), lot 589 ($1,000 + comm)
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