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MAZING
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MYRNA
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ILVER
T
ETRADRACHM
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CA
. 150-143 BC
Enlargement
1858
Ionia, Smyrna. Silver Tetradrachm (16.46 g), ca. 150-143 BC
.
Aris(tion?), magistrate.
Turreted head of Tyche right.
Reverse:
ZMYP/
NAI
Ω
N in two lines, magistrate' s monogram; all within oak wreath. J. G. Milne, "The Autonomous Coinage of Smyrna. Part II,"
NC
(1927),
123a; J. G. Milne, "The Silver Coinage of Smyrna,"
NC
(1914), 1a, obv. die A; SNG von Aulock -; SNG Copenhagen -; BMC 3. Lustrous. Struck
in high relief. Superb and delicately toned.
Nearly Mint State
.
Estimated Value ............................................................................................................................................................... $6,000 - 7,000
Enlargement
1859
Ionia, Teos. Electrum 1/12 Stater (1.22 g), ca. 625-600 BC
. Head of griffin right.
Reverse:
Square incuse punch with a series of five
lines dividing the incuse. Matzke series 0; cf. Bodenstedt E1 T (Phokaia).
Very Rare. Choice Very Fine
.
The style of the griffin' s head as well as the punch die with the dividing lines is quite unlike anything from Phokaia. The griffin' s head,
though, is identical to that found on the silver fractions from Teos.
Estimated Value .....................................................................................................................................................................$600 - 800