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Head of Maenad on the right, double-handled cantha with fox and bunch of grapes.

Reference :
Weight: 11.33 grs
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: 23.00 mm
Scarcity: Common

Obverse

Reverse

Bust

Anepigraph

Head of Maenad right.

AΛΩ-ΠEKON

Canthare with two handles. On the left, a fox, on the right a bunch of grapes. The letters AΛΩ on the left and ΠEKON on the right of the kantharos.

Picture of type

Photos from coin sold as modern fake by London Ancient Coins, link to the sale: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3221427, link to their website: https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/london_ancient_coins-89/ancient-coins/Default.aspx?#!/Home.

Imitation of a Tetradrachm struck between the beginning and the middle of the 3rd century before Jesus-Christ (300 / 250), reference: BMC 3. Informations of weight and diameter, die axis: 12h, from London Ancient Coins.