MACEDON. Neapolis. Circa 424-350 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver plated bronze, 14 mm, 1.85 g, 8 h). Gorgoneion facing with protruding tongue. Rev. Ν-Ε / Ο-Π Head of the nymph of Neapolis to right, her hair coiled around her head and with a bun at the back. Cf. SNG ANS 430-454. An intriguing ancient forgery with an obverse of most curious style! Edge chipped and core exposed on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.

From the stock of an old Swiss dealer assembled mainly in the 1960s-1970s.