Lot 136
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Didrachm, magistrate Biton circa 365-355, AR 20 mm, 6.93 g. Head of Heracles r., wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. ΚΩΙΟ[N] / ΒΙΤΩΝ Veiled female head l. Pixodarus 29b (this coin). Ingvaldsen, Cos – Coinage and Society. The Chronology and Function of a City-State Coinage in the Classical and Hellenistic Period, c. 390-c. 170 BC., 22a (this coin). HN Online 761.3 (this coin illustrated). HGC 6, 1306.
Very rare. Two elegant portraits of fine style struck on excellent metal with a
light iridescent tone. Extremely fine
Ex Sternberg X, 1980, 133; Künker 94, 2004, 1184 and Künker 312, 2018, 2440 sales. From the Pixodarus hoard (CH IX, 421).
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Didrachm, magistrate Biton circa 365-355, AR 20 mm, 6.93 g. Head of Heracles r., wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. ΚΩΙΟ[N] / ΒΙΤΩΝ Veiled female head l. Pixodarus 29b (this coin). Ingvaldsen, Cos…
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Price checked 02/11/2026, 11:34:57
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- Lot #
- 136
- Currency
- CHF
- Location
- Zürich, CH
- Lot Ends
- 18 Nov 2026, 08:00:00
- Auction Ends
- 18 Nov 2026, 08:00:00
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