[ANCIENTS] A Group of Four Greek Ar Coins

comprising:
BOEOTIA. Thebes (426-395 BC). Ar Hemidrachm. (2.6 g),
SIKYONIA. Sikyon (4th Century BC). Ar Obol. (0.8 g),
CALABRIA. Tarentum (c. 380-344 BC). Ar Diobol (1.0 g),
ISLANDS OFF THRACE. Thasos (411-350 BC). Ar Trihemiobol (0.8 g).

Property from the Estate of T.J. Burke, Wheaton, Illinois

PROVENANCE:

Boeotian Ar Hemidrachm:

Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., Joliet, IL, March 14, 1981;

Sikyonian Ar Obol:

Edward J. Waddell, Ltd., Washington D.C., List 4, Item #27, November 29, 1982;

Calabrain Ar Diobol:

Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., Quarryville, PA, October 28, 1993;

Thracian Ar Trihemiobol:

Classical Numismatic Group, Inc., Quarryville, PA, May 7, 1996.

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[ANCIENTS] A Group of Four Greek Ar Coins

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