GREEK, Achaean League, Messene, 175-168 BC, AR Hemidrachm

Laureate head of Zeus Hamarios left.
Large AX monogram; N - Φ across fields, M below; all within wreath.
HGC 5, 597 (this coin); Benner 23 (this coin); BCD Peloponnesos 723 (this coin); Agrinon 323g (same dies); Clerk 216 (Megalopolis); SNG Copenhagen 315.
(15 mm, 2.44 g, 5h)
ex- BCD Collection: LHS 96 (8-9 May 2006) Lot 723

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*Alex

[Dec 10, 2012 at 11:48 AM]

Superb coin. I particularly like the anepigraphic obverse.

David Atherton

[Dec 11, 2012 at 06:32 AM]

Beautiful coin.

n.igma

[Aug 02, 2014 at 04:43 AM]

This one is superb in its level of preservation as well as artistry. It must have gone straight from the mint into a hoard.

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