SH79834. Silver didrachm, SNG ANS 325; Sambon 450; BMC Italy p. 99, 53; Head HN 571; HGC 1 451 (R1); SNG Cop -; SNG Munchen -, VF, finest style, well centered and struck on a tight flan, toned, scratches and bumps, small edge splits, Neapolis (Naples, Italy) mint, weight 7.252g, maximum diameter 18.9mm, die axis 180
o, magistrate Olympios, 320 - 300 B.C.; obverse diademed head of siren Parthenope right, wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace, no legends or symbols; reverse river-god Achelous in the form of a man-faced bull walking right, head turned facing, Nike above flying right and placing wreath on bull's head, OΛ-YM-ΠI below, NEOΠOΛITHΣ exergue; ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, auction 216 (8 Oct 2012), lot 48;
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