CRETE, Aptera. Circa 250-67 BC. Æ (14.5mm, 4.40 g, 12h). Diademed female head right / Soldier walking left, holding spear and shield. Svoronos, Numismatique 56; SNG Copenhagen 342; Traeger 14g (this coin). Good Fine, red-brown patina with pale gray hue, some red, traces of earthen deposits. Rare.From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Dr. Burkhard Traeger Collection (Künker 136, 10 March 2008), lot 14 (part of); James H. Joy Collection (Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 21, 24 May 2007), lot 871 (part of).
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