Freeman & Sear - Gemini I, Session 1



      ancient classic artifacts coins numismatic roman greek 



                     Enter Search Term
                   
                  (i.e. Keywords, Catalog ID, etc.)
                   

            Mail Bid Home Page

             

                        Lot: 227

                        (click on image to enlarge)
                        GRAECO-BACTRIAN KINGS: Plato. Ca. 145-140 BC. AR 
                        tetradrachm (16.73 gm).

                        BACTRIAN KINGDOM: Plato (ca. 145-140 BC). Silver 
                        tetradrachm (16.73 gm). Diademed, draped bust of Plato 
                        right / BASILEWS EPIFANOUS PLATWNOS, Helios standing 
                        facing in frontal quadriga with horses rearing three 
                        quarters right, MH monogram in upper right field, MN in 
                        exergue. Bopearachchi Series 2A. SNG ANS 629. Extremely 
                        rare. Obverse struck from worn die and with roughly 
                        ovoid surface fissure affecting portrait. Very fine/good 
                        very fine 

                        Attic-weight tetradrachms of Plato have not appeared 
                        among the abundant Bactrian material on the market in 
                        recent decades and thus remain excessively rare. 
                        Estimated Value: $ 4,000 




...Sold for $3,250 USD [ approx 2470 EUR, 1722.5 GBP ] plus 15% buyers fee. 

Gemini I Auction Closed Jan 11-12, 2005. 

Re-used by permission of Freeman & Sear (www.freemanandsear.com) 
                      and Harlan J Berk (www.harlanjberk.com).