Uncertain (BC 480-420) Obol

5th century BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.68g). Elements of Chimaera: foreparts of lion, stag, and dragon(?), joined together at center and radiating outward / Facing gorgoneion within incuse square. Unpublished. VF, toned, some porosity. Possibly unique.

This coin appears to be the obol denomination for a series featuring the Chimaera on the obverse and a gorgoneion in incuse on the reverse, for which drachms and hemidrachms are known.

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City/Mint name:	Uncertain Greek
Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	Cf. M. Six, â€œMonnaies grecques, inÃ©dites et incertainesâ€ in NC 1890, p. 235, 15 (drachm);(C. Greenwell, â€œOn some rare Greek coinsâ€ in NC 1897, p. 281, 2 = Boston MFA 2325; M. Six, op. cit., p. 235, 16-16bis (hemidrachm)
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 85 (9/2010), lot 477 ($410 + comm)
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