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                                Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 469. Closing Date: Jan 
                                10, 2005. SATRAPS of CARIA. Pixodaros. 340-334 
                                BC. AR Tetradrachm (15.10 gm, 12h). Estimate 
                                $1500 Sold For $2400 

                              SATRAPS of CARIA. Pixodaros. 340-334 BC. AR 
                              Tetradrachm (15.10 gm, 12h). Head of Apollo facing 
                              slightly right, wearing laurel wreath / PIXODAROU, 
                              Zeus Labraundos standing right, holding labrys and 
                              lotus-tipped sceptre; small E between feet and 
                              sceptre. Pixodarus pg. 223, 9 (A2/P3); Traité -; 
                              BMC Caria -; SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock 8047 
                              (same dies); SNG Kayhan -. EF, toned, some minor 
                              roughness on the reverse. Very rare. ($1500)

                              From the Ronald Cohen Collection.

                              The obverse die on this coin was also used to 
                              strike tetradrachms in the name of Hidrieus. The 
                              die sharing and the carry-over from Hiedreius' 
                              issues of the small E on the reverse suggest that 
                              Pixodaros' tetradrachms were struck early in his 
                              reign.








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