Greek: CARIAN SATRAPS. Pixodarus (ca. 341-336/5 BC). AR tetradrachm (25mm, 15.25 gm, 12h). NGC MS★ 5/5 - 5/5, F...
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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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