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Auction: 23007 - Ancient Coins Including the 'Kyrios' Collection of Greek Coins and featuring the 'Ostorius' Collection of Roman Gold
Lot: 152

Sicily, Selinos, AR Tetradrachm, c. 466-415 BC, Apollo and Artemis driving biga right, Apollo shooting an arrow and Artemis holding the reins, barley grain in exergue rev. nude Silenos standing left, holding branch in left hand and pouring libation over garlanded altar with right, cock standing right before, statue of bull standing left on platform upon stepped block in right field, a Selinon leaf above, 16.64g (SNG Munich 886 (these dies)), lovely old cabinet tone, scratched but retaining a residual lusture, about very fine

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From the Tessin Collection, assembled in the 1920s, with old tickets.

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£800

Starting price
£800