Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
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Lot 4296 Session 16 (9:30am Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $80
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $70
ATTICA, Athens, (c.264-267 A.D.), AE 21, (5.19 g), obv. helmeted head of Athena to right, rev. **AQH NA IWN* around, garlanded bucranium with fillet between horns, hanging down at sides, (S.4856, Kroll, Athenian Agora Period VC 401, Sv, Pl. 99, No.26, [same dies]); Egypt, Alexandria, Aurelian and Vabalathus, (A.D. 270-275), billon tetradrachm, year 2 and 5 = A.D. 271-272, (7.39 g), obv. laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Aurelian to right, L B across, around traces of A K **L DOM AURHL*IANOC CEB, rev. L**E* across, diademed draped and cuirassed bust of Vabalathus to right, around traces of I A C OVABA**LLAOQ*C A**Q*HNV, (cf.S.4757, BMC 2387, Milne 4336, Koln 3061). Surface oxidation, weak in places, otherwise nearly very fine, and scarce for the first coin; second coin fine and rare. (2)
Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 106 (lot 3394), first from Harlan J. Berk, Buy or Bid Sale 160, 13 August 2008, (lot 360) with ticket the second coin from the Dr Charles E. Weber Collection with his ticket, (acquired 21 December 1958).
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