Samos (BC 453-439) Tetradrachm

ca 453/2-440/39 BC. AR Tetradrachm (13.01g, 6h). Lion scalp facing / Forepart of ox right; olive branch to left, Î£A above, E (date) below; all within incuse square. Good VF, lightly toned. Ex Hauck & AufhÃ¤user 19 (3/2006), lot 150; Giessener MÃ¼nzhandlung 69 (11/1994), lot 361.

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Filename:	80000315.jpg
City/Mint name:	Samos
Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	Barron 75 (A35/P75); SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen 1681 (same obv. die); BMC 93 (same dies); TraitÃ© II 1799 (same obv. die)
Valuation:	CNG Triton XII (1/2009), lot 315 ($8,000 + comm)
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Date added:	Feb 22, 2010
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