Acanthus tetradrachm obverse
Acanthus
AR tetradrachm 16.8980 gm, 30.2 mm
c 470 BC
1. SNG ANS 10
2. Grose, S. W. 1926. Fitzwilliam Museum Catalogue of the McClean Collection of Greek Coins. Volume II. The Greek Mainland, Aegaean Islands, Crete. Page 13 #3119 and Plate 114 #3. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Obverse
Lion facing right attacking bull kneeling to the left and biting into his hind-quarters, Θ above, stylized acanthus in exergue.
Reverse
Quadripartite incuse square, test cut
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