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Lot 12. Megara Drachm, head of Apollo/lyra, impressive pedigree

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Important Megara Drachm
Megara Drachm, head of Apollo/lyra, impressive pedigree

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Bidding closed (Sunday, September 16th, 19:04:00 CEST)
Current time: Friday, April 19th, 09:46:29 CEST

Price realised: CHF 1'600.00 (2 bids)
Approx. EUR 1'647.74 / USD 1'759.89 / GBP 1'411.04

High bidder: Bidder 2

eAuction #61, Lot 12. Estimate: CHF 1'800.00

Megara, Megaris. AR Drachm (17 mm, 4.01 g), c. 307-290s/280s BC.
Obv. Laureate head of Apollo right.
Rev. MEΓAPEΩN, lyra with seven strings.
BMC 8-9; McClean 5984; Ward 508 (this coin); BCD 12 (this coin).

Extremely rare. Nearly extremely fine, minor roughness.

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, John Ward and BCD collections; ex LHS 96, 8-9 May 2006, 12. Privately purchased by BCD from Spink's in 1976 for 3200 CHF.




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