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- ID: 202
Submitter: Federico Pastrone
Added: 1998-01-16
EPIRUS. Kings of Epirus.
Pyrrhus, 195-272 B.C.
AR-Tetradrachm.
Av.: Bearded head of Zeus to l., wearing oak wreath, behind, thunderbolt.
Rv.: Dione enthroned to l., holding scepter.
14,65 g.
Ref.: BMC -, cf.6/7. Coll. Nanteuil 865.
BoC: 17/2, 1992/3, p.22.
FAKE – This old counterfeit copies the very rare tetradrachm variety of Pyrrhos with the thunderbolt behind Zeus´ head.