| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126 | Auction date: 28 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: IONIA, Miletos. Circa 205 BC. AR Hemidrachm (15.5mm, 2.76 g, 11h). Persic standard. Apollodoros, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo facing slightly right / Lion standing left, head right; star above; to left, civic monogram above monogram. Ashton & Kinns II pp. 11–2; D-L 634 (V2/R2); Marcellesi Series 37; Winterthur 6227. Lightly toned, slight die shift on reverse. EF. Extremely rare. This facing head Apollo silver series is among the rarest from Miletos. At the time of Deppert-Lippitz's study (1984), only two examples were known, both hemidrachms in the name of Apollodoros. Ashton & Kinns (2003) note a further two hemidrachms of Apollodoros, as well as two hemidrachms in the name of Menandros. Over the following two decades, another hemidrachm of Menander appeared (Roma E-26, lot 212), and the first drachm in the series, also in the name of Menander (Roma XI, lot 298). This coin is the first example of an issue of Apollodoros to be available on the market since Aufhäuser 17 sale in 2003. Estimate: 750 USD |  |
