Gargara (BC 500-475) Obol

ca 450-400 BC. AR Hemiobol (9mm, 0.51g). Female head left, hair bound in sakkos; Î“AP behind neck / Quadripartite incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. VF, lightly toned, some porosity. Extremely rare first coinage at Gargara.

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City/Mint name:	Gargara
Keywords:	silver / archaic
References:	CNG 67, lot 650; Hirsch 262, lot 2355 = Hirsch 186, lot 318; Gorny & Mosch Stuttgart Auction 1, lot 242
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 91 (9/2012), lot 248 ($750 + comm)
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