Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sale 119    20–23 Nov 2018   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 4625    Session 16 (9.30am Friday 23rd November)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $320

AKARNANIA, Leukas, (c.167-100 B.C.), silver stater, 21.5mm, (8.23 g), Leon, magistrate, obv. Statue of Aphrodite Aineias standing right, holding aphlaston in extended right hand, in background, forepart of stag right, to left, eagle standing right and long sceptre surmounted by dove standing right, all within laurel wreath, rev. prow right, decorated with laurel wreath, **[L]EUKADIWN/LEWN* and monogram in line above, another monogram to right, (S.2283, BCD Akarnania 303-4, SNG Cop.382, BMC 91, Dewing 1463, CH VIII, pl. LXXVIII, 10 [same dies]). Good very fine with iridescent old cabinet tone, struck with worn obverse die, excellent metal for issue.

Ex Dr V.J.A. Flynn Collection and CNG Triton Auction XVIII Sale, 5 January 2015 (lot 503), with ticket, coming from the collection of a Southern Pathologist and purchased from C. H. Wolfe, 15 November 1989.

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