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Sale: CNG 69, Lot: 135. Closing Date: Jun 08, 
2005. MACEDON, Uncertain. Mid-late 5th century 
BC. AR Hemiobol (0.29 gm). BID Estimate $750  

MACEDON, Uncertain. Mid-late 5th century BC. AR 
Hemiobol (0.29 gm). Rider on dolphin right; pellet 
above and below / Quadripartite incuse square. 
Unpublished. VF, toned. Apparently unique. ($750)

This interesting piece appears to be closely 
related to the fractional issues of Thasos dated 
to circa 435-411 (see Le Rider, Thasiennes 9-10). 
For another example offered at sale, see The New 
York Sale VII (15 January 2004), lot 200 = Münzen 
und Medaillen Liste 516 (Nov./Dec. 1988), no. 58 
(attributed to Iasos in Caria, based on Traité 
689-690 [drachms]).




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High bid of $450, $517.5 including 15% buyers fee, or approximately €364.5, £247.5, C$562.5, A$585, on June 8, 2005.

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