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ID:
81002424
[UNVERIFIED]
Type:
Greek
Region:
ARGOLIS
City:
Argos
Issuer:
Argos(?)
Date Ruled:
Circa 370-350 BC
Metal:
Silver
Denomination:
Trihemiobol
Struck / Cast:
struck
Date Struck:
BC Circa 370-350
Weight:
2.68 g
Die Axis:
10 h
Obverse Description:
Head of Hera right, wearing ornamented stephanos
Reverse Description:
Wolf running left
Primary Reference:
New York Sale XVII, lot 64
Reference2:
otherwise unpublished
Photograph Credit:
Classical Numismatic Group
Source:
http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=141443
Grade:
VF, find patina, minor deposits on reverse
Notes:
Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 2424 Extremely rare, the second known. This coin, which is not from the BCD collection, is the second known of this type to appear at auction. The attribution here to Argos rests on the similarity of its obverse type to the contemporary “temple-key” tritetartemorions (see the following lots), as well as later bronze issues (see lots 2443 and 2464ff, below). We have also interpreted the reverse type as a wolf, which is the common symbol on coins of Argos. This attribution, however, is not without controversy. Alan Walker suggests an attribution to Argos Amphilokion in Akarnania, where the head of Hera is also similarly depicted on certain silver issues. Moreover, he views the reverse type to be a dog, and has a style more in line with the dog reverse types common at that city. BCD, however, is unconvinced of either attribution, and suggests that this issue may be from a mint in western Asia Minor. As only two of these coins are known, neither of which are from any apparent hoard, the evidence is as yet too scant to attribute them with any certainty.
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