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Rare Pixodarus Tetradrachm

CARIAN SATRAPS. Pixodarus (ca. 341-336/5 BC). AR tetradrachm (25mm, 15.25 gm, 12h). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style Laureate head of Apollo facing, turned slightly right, hair parted in center and swept to either side, drapery at neck / ΠIΞΩΔAPOY, Zeus Laubrandus advancing right, labrys over shoulder in right hand, grounded spear in left. Kinns, Ephesus, Pixodarus Hoard in: Coin Hoards IX (2002), 7-8. SNG von Aulock 8047. SNG Copenhagen -. SNG Kayhan -. HN Online 1 (this coin). Exceptional artistry and condition with dove-gray surfaces and a shroud of indigo silhouette toning.

From the Mirabilis Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 717; Baron Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza & Dr. Thomas S. Kaplan Joint Collection (Numismatica Genevensis, Auction 9, 14 December 2015), lot 61; Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XII (6 January 2009), lot 325.


Estimate: $100,000 - $150,000.

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