Samos (BC 370-365) Tetradrachm

ca 370-365 BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.21g). Lionâ€™s mask facing. Rev. Î£A, forepart of an ox facing to right, an olive-branch behind, IHNOÎ”[OTOÎ£] / MANÎ”PAÎ“O[PO] in two lines above. gVF. Very rare, the only example recorded by Barron. Prospero coll.

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City/Mint name:	Samos
Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	Barron 156 (A79 / P150) (this coin); S. Hurter, â€˜The Pixodaros Hoardâ€™, in Studies to Price, pl. 31, 17
Valuation:	NY Sale Auc. XXVII (1/2012), lot 529 ($6,000 + comm)
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