Magnesia (BC 465-459) Hemiobol - Themistokles

Themistokles, ca 465-459 BC. AR Hemiobol (8mm, 0.32g, 4h). Barley grain; Î˜E to left, meander pattern to right / Male head (Themistokles?) right, wearing diadem; [M]-A across field; all within incuse square. Near VF, toned, some cleaning scratches on reverse. Perhaps the second known.

The examples in NollÃ© and Wenninger and the Gorny & Mosch sale have Î˜-E flanking the grain and lack the meander pattern.

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Filename:	2880230.jpg
City/Mint name:	Magnesia ad Maeander
Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	Cf. NollÃ© & Wenninger Th5c; cf. Gorny & Mosch 160, lot 1516 ; Triton XIII, lot 185
Valuation:	CNG Elec. Auc. 288 (10/2012), lot 230 ($425 + comm)
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