Gemini III, January 9th, 2007



                  Lot # 191 - Auction is closed.Estimate: US$1500 / Price 
                  Realized: US$2200 
                  CARIA. Cnidus. Silver drachm 



             



            CARIA. Cnidus. Ca. 449–411 BC. Silver drachm (6.30 gm). Head and 
            foreleg of roaring lion right / Head of Aphrodite right with beaded 
            hair tied in queue behind neck, wearing taenia and pearl necklace, 
            in incuse square. Cf. Cahn 86 (probably new obverse die/R59). Nicely 
            centered. Both obverse and reverse struck in high relief. Extremely 
            fine. 




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  ... Lot 191 sold for high bid of $2200 [ $2530, or approx 1955.69 EUR, 1290.3 GBP including the 15% buyers fee.] 


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