Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
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Lot description: ISLANDS off TROAS, Tenedos. Circa 100-70 BC. AR Tetradrachm (35mm, 14.32 g, 12h). Janiform head of a bearded male left, laureate, and female right, wearing stephanos / Labrys; grape bunches on vines flanking handle; all within wreath. Callataÿ, Tenedos 1 var. (D1/R– [unlisted rev. die]); HGC 6, 390. Toned, rough surfaces, heavy cleaning marks. VF. Very rare issue with two grape bunches; only one noted by Callataÿ, and this coin is one of only four in CoinArchives. Ex Numismatik Naumann 122 (6 November 2022), lot 279 (hammer €14,000; conserved since). Estimate: 1000 USD |