Samos (BC 360-340) Tetradrachm

ca 360-340 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.12g). Lionâ€™s mask facing / Î£A, Athena standing to right, brandishing spear and holding shield decorated with a gorgoneion; owl standing to left, olive- branch above; within an incuse square. gVF. Unique. Prospero coll.

It has been suggested by Hurter that these Athenian types might coincide with the dominance of a pro-Athenian faction at Samos shortly before Athens began to lay siege to the island in 366 BC.

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City/Mint name:	Samos
Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	Pixodarus Hoard, Coin Hoards IX (Meadows), 25, pl. 33 (this coin); S. Hurter, â€˜Pixodaros Hoardâ€™, in Studies to Price, p. 150, pl. 32, 21 (this coin)
Valuation:	NY Sale Auc. XXVII (1/2012), lot 530 ($100,000 + comm)
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Date added:	Aug 05, 2012
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