Chersonesos (BC 480-450) Drachm

ca 510-480 BC. AR Drachm (5.84g). Forepart of lion right with jaws open and tongue protruding / Bucranium, XEP (retrograde) to right; all within incuse square. Very rare. Slightly oval flan. Obv. from slightly worn die. Close to extremely fine. Ex MÃ¼nzen und Medaillen AG, Basel list 310 (1970), 21.

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City/Mint name:	Chersonesos (Knidian)
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Keywords:	silver / archaic / classical
References:	H. A. Cahn, Knidos, die MÃ¼nzen des 6. und 5. Jh. v. Chr., AMUGS IV (1970), 205, X20c (this coin, ill. pl. 10).
Valuation:	NY Sale IV (1/2002), lot 2179 (est. $850, unsold)
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