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Peloponnesos, Messenia (Polykles) AR Hemidrachm (BCD Peloponnesos II 2327 = Grandjean 203g, Ex Sawhill/JMU, Slg. Otto)
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Greek (Post-Hellenistic), Roman (Republican Era, Quasi-Provincial). Messene, Messenia. Magistrate Polykles. AR Hemidrachm (2.25g, 16mm, 10h). Struck c. 35 BCE.
Obv: Diademed head of Zeus facing right. Rev: ME – Σ, ΠO – ΛV, and KΛ – HΣ in three lines bisected by tripod altar, all surrounded by olive wreath.
Published: Grandjean 203g (D125/R171 – this coin); BCD Peloponnesos II 2327 (this coin). Additional references: BCD Peloponnesos 753 (same dies); Hoover HGC 5, 572; SNG Copenhagen 507; BMC 15.
Provenance: Sammlung Kommerzienrat H. Otto, Stuttgart (Heinrich Otto, Jr. [1856-1931]); Hess 207 (Lucerne, 1 Dec 1931), Lot 493, ill. on Plate 12 (LINK); John A Sawhill (1892-1976) Collection; James Madison University Foundation (Sawhill Bequest); Stack’s Public Auction (New York, 1979 March 15), Lot 157 (part of/not ill.) (LINK); BCD Collection; CNG MBS 81-2, “BCD Peloponnesos, Part II” (Lancaster, 20 May 2009), Lot 2327 (LINK); Künker 341 (Osnabrück, 1 Oct 2020), Lot 5526 (LINK) (Unsold & again at EA 65); Künker EA 69 (30 Nov 2021), Lot 31 (LINK). Gallery (imgur): Coin-in-hand video, Hess-Otto plate, BCD Pelo II photo (LINK).
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![Peloponnesos, Messenia (Polykles) AR Hemidrachm (BCD Peloponnesos II 2327 = Grandjean 203g, Ex Sawhill/JMU, Slg. Otto)
[b]Greek (Post-Hellenistic), Roman (Republican Era, Quasi-Provincial). Messene, Messenia. Magistrate Polykles.[/b] AR Hemidrachm (2.25g, 16mm, 10h). Struck c. 35 BCE.
[b]Obv:[/b] Diademed head of Zeus facing right. [b]Rev:[/b] ME – Σ, ΠO – ΛV, and KΛ – HΣ in three lines bisected by tripod altar, all surrounded by olive wreath.
[b]Published:[/b] Grandjean 203g (D125/R171 – this coin); BCD Peloponnesos II 2327 (this coin). [b]Additional references:[/b] BCD Peloponnesos 753 (same dies); Hoover HGC 5, 572; SNG Copenhagen 507; BMC 15.
[b]Provenance:[/b] Sammlung Kommerzienrat H. Otto, Stuttgart (Heinrich Otto, Jr. [1856-1931]); Hess 207 (Lucerne, 1 Dec 1931), Lot 493, ill. on Plate 12 ([url=https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/hess_nachf1931_12_01bd1/0074/image]LINK[/url]); John A Sawhill (1892-1976) Collection; James Madison University Foundation (Sawhill Bequest); Stack’s Public Auction (New York, 1979 March 15), Lot 157 (part of/not ill.) ([url=https://archive.org/details/ancientforeignco1979stac]LINK[/url]); BCD Collection; CNG MBS 81-2, “BCD Peloponnesos, Part II” (Lancaster, 20 May 2009), Lot 2327 ([url=https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=141346]LINK[/url]); Künker 341 (Osnabrück, 1 Oct 2020), Lot 5526 ([url=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7355765]LINK[/url]) (Unsold & again at EA 65); Künker EA 69 (30 Nov 2021), Lot 31 ([url=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8833394]LINK[/url]). [b]Gallery (imgur):[/b] Coin-in-hand video, Hess-Otto plate, BCD Pelo II photo ([url=https://imgur.com/gallery/TpVM7Zr]LINK[/url]).](albums/userpics/27154/normal_CONSERVATORI_Messenia_Hemidrachm_Polykles_Ex_BCD.png "Click to view full size image
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Peloponnesos, Messenia (Polykles) AR Hemidrachm (BCD Peloponnesos II 2327 = Grandjean 203g, Ex Sawhill/JMU, Slg. Otto)
[b]Greek (Post-Hellenistic), Roman (Republican Era, Quasi-Provincial). Messene, Messenia. Magistrate Polykles.[/b] AR Hemidrachm (2.25g, 16mm, 10h). Struck c. 35 BCE.
[b]Obv:[/b] Diademed head of Zeus facing right. [b]Rev:[/b] ME – Σ, ΠO – ΛV, and KΛ – HΣ in three lines bisected by tripod altar, all surrounded by olive wreath.
[b]Published:[/b] Grandjean 203g (D125/R171 – this coin); BCD Peloponnesos II 2327 (this coin). [b]Additional references:[/b] BCD Peloponnesos 753 (same dies); Hoover HGC 5, 572; SNG Copenhagen 507; BMC 15.
[b]Provenance:[/b] Sammlung Kommerzienrat H. Otto, Stuttgart (Heinrich Otto, Jr. [1856-1931]); Hess 207 (Lucerne, 1 Dec 1931), Lot 493, ill. on Plate 12 ([url=https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/hess_nachf1931_12_01bd1/0074/image]LINK[/url]); John A Sawhill (1892-1976) Collection; James Madison University Foundation (Sawhill Bequest); Stack’s Public Auction (New York, 1979 March 15), Lot 157 (part of/not ill.) ([url=https://archive.org/details/ancientforeignco1979stac]LINK[/url]); BCD Collection; CNG MBS 81-2, “BCD Peloponnesos, Part II” (Lancaster, 20 May 2009), Lot 2327 ([url=https://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=141346]LINK[/url]); Künker 341 (Osnabrück, 1 Oct 2020), Lot 5526 ([url=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7355765]LINK[/url]) (Unsold & again at EA 65); Künker EA 69 (30 Nov 2021), Lot 31 ([url=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8833394]LINK[/url]). [b]Gallery (imgur):[/b] Coin-in-hand video, Hess-Otto plate, BCD Pelo II photo ([url=https://imgur.com/gallery/TpVM7Zr]LINK[/url]).")
