Lot 37. Lot of two Mantineia Dichalkoi, ex BCD

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Mantineia, Peloponnesos. Lot of two Dichalkoi.

1. AE Dichalkon (17 mm, 3.11 g), c. late 4th to mid 3rd Century BC.
Obv. Head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet right.
Rev. MAN, Poseidon seated left on rock, holding trident and dolphin; to left, upright spear.
BCD Peloponnesos 1489.1 (this coin), otherwise unpublished.

2. AE Dichalkon (16 mm, 3.11 g), c. late 4th to mid 3rd Century BC.
Obv. Head of Athena wearing Corinthian helmet right.
Rev. MAN, Poseidon seated left on rock, holding trident and dolphin; to left, owl.
BCD Peloponnesos 1489.2 (this coin), otherwise unpublished.

Both extremely rare. About very fine.

1. From the BCD and Rhousopoulos collections; ex LHS 96 (2006), 1489.1.

2. From the BCD collection and ex LHS 96 (2006), 1489.2.