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Lot 303
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MACEDONIA. NEAPOLIS. AR-Stater, 525/450 B.C. ==References== 9.55 g. Gorgoneion//Four-divided incusum. Hoover 583; SNG ANZ 406. Magnificent patina, good very nice Exemplar of the Fritz Rudolf Künker 158 auction, Osnabrück 2009, No. 155. In Neapolis (today's Kavalla), the Apostle Paul first entered the soil of Europe (Acts 16, II).The main image of Neapoli coins, the Gorgoneion, was previously also coined in Athens for several years. In the migration of the motif from Athens to the Macedonian Neapolis, Florian Haymann recognizes the influence of Athens on northern Macedonia, see Haymann, F., Political and other interpretations of Gorgoneia on coins, in: OZeAN 4 (2022), pp. 1-23, bes. S. 8 with note. 37.
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MACEDONIA. NEAPOLIS. AR-Stater, 525/450 B.C.
Ancient Greek silver stater from Neapolis, Macedonia, 525/450 BC. Good very nice.
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Lot Details
- Lot #
- 303
- Currency
- EUR
- Location
- Osnabrück, DE
- Lot Ends
- 2 Nov 2026, 14:00:00
- Auction Ends
- 3 Nov 2026, 14:00:00
- Auction Started
- 2 Nov 2026
- Lots in Auction
- 1321
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Künker
Auktion 447 — Münzen der antiken Welt, u. a. die Sammlung Walter Louwet sowie ausgewählte Stücke aus der Antissa Collection, aus einer süddeutschen Privatsammlung, aus einer Sammlung antiker Münzen aus zwei Generationen sowie aus der Sammlung eines hanseatischen Römerfreundes — Osnabrück