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- ID: 203
Submitter: Jean-Luc
Added: 1998-01-16
SYRIA. Kings of Syria.
Achaios, 221-214 B.C.
AR-Tetradrachm.
Av.: Draped and diademed bust of Achaios to r.
Rv.: Athena standing to l. with shield and spear, to l., horse´s head.
c. 8,6 g. (correct weight).
Ref.: Newell, WSM, pl. 60,11.
BoC: 17/2, 1992/3, p.23.
FAKE – This old counterfeit copies the unique gold stater of Achaios in Munich. The apparent crcular incuse is wrong.