Samos (BC 270-240) Oktobol

ca 270-240 BC. AR Oktobol (4.72g, 12h). Lion's mask facing within dotted circle / Forepart of bull right; krater behind; trident head below; olive branch to right, Î£Î‘ÎœÎ™Î©Î above. Beautifully toned, a splendid example. Good extremely fine. From the collections of O.H. Knoepke, Glendining's (12/1986), lot 293 and R.C. Lockett, IV, Glendining (2/1966), lot 2352, ex Naville IV (6/1922), lot 876.

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City/Mint name:	Samos
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Keywords:	silver / hellenistic
References:	Barron 18b (this coin); SNG Lockett 2875 (this coin)
Valuation:	Leu Auc. 81 (5/2001), lot 284 (CHF 3,400 ($1,962) + comm)
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Date added:	Apr 10, 2005
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