Mytilene (BC 160) Tetradrachm

ca 160 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.84g). Laureate head of Zeus Ammon right / ÎœÎ¥Î¤Î™Î›Î—-ÎÎ‘Î©Î, herm of Dionysos facing, wearing polos; monogram on either side, all within wreath. A superb portrait of late Hellenistic style. Traces of double striking on obverse, otherwise gVF. Extremely rare.

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Filename:	image00235.jpg
City/Mint name:	Mytilene
Keywords:	silver / hellenistic
References:	Waddington 1393 and Pl. III, 8 (these dies); Coin Hoards VII, p. 55, 471 and Pl. LXIV, 2 (this obverse die but different monogram on reverse)
Valuation:	NAC Auc. 114 (5/2019), lot 235 [est. CHF 7,000; unsold]
Photo courtesy of:	Numismatica Ars Classica - www.arsclassicacoins.com
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Date added:	Jun 07, 2019
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