Tenedos (BC 450-387) Didrachm

ca 450-387 BC. AR Didrachm (6.23g). Janiform female and male heads (Hera and Zeus?) / Î¤Î•Î-Î•Î”-Î™-ÎŸÎ, double-axe (pelekys); grapes to left, cicada to right. EF, well centered on a nice flan. Unique and unpublished, and unrecorded denomination.

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Filename:	620325.jpg
City/Mint name:	Tenedos
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Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	Cf. BMC Troas p. 93, 21 (drachm); cf. Weber 5452 (drachm)
Valuation:	CNG Triton VI (1/2003), lot 325 ($1,300 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:	Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
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Date added:	Dec 05, 2004
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