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Lot 27. Bambyce AR Didrachm, c. 340-322 BC, very rare

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Bambyce AR Didrachm, c. 340-322 BC, very rare

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Bidding closed (Sunday, June 17th, 19:09:00 CEST)
Current time: Monday, April 29th, 19:04:27 CEST

Price realised: CHF 160.00 (5 bids)
Approx. EUR 163.78 / USD 175.53 / GBP 140.09

High bidder: Bidder 2

eAuction #60, Lot 27. Estimate: CHF 100.00

Syria, Cyrrhestica, Bambyce (later Hieropolis). Abyaty. AR Didrachm (20-22 mm, 7.55 g), c. 340-332 BC.
Obv. "[Hadad] and Ateh" in Aramaic, facing female bust, wearing necklace.
Rev. "Abyaty" in Aramaic, high priest and driver, who hold reins, in quadriga right.
Mildenberg, A note on the coinage of Hierapolis Bambyce, in: Travaux Le Rider, 5; Seyrig, Le monnayage de Hieropolis de Syrie à l'epoque d'Alexandre, in: RN 1971, pl. 1, 4.

Very rare. Punch-mark on either side, otherwise, very fine.



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