Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4356 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 2ND AUGUST) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $2,000
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SOLD $2,600
LYCIA, Oinoanda, (c.200 B.C.), silver didrachm, (8.01 g), obv. laureate head of Zeus right, A and sceptre behind, rev. OI-NO/AN in two lines across field, eagle standing right on winged thunderbolt, (S.5318, Ashton, Oinoanda 2a A2/P1 - this coin, illustrated). Lightly toned, well centered and well struck from dies of fine style, extremely fine and very rare, one of four coins with A on obverse.
Ex Triton XIII, lot 213 and previously Gorny & Mosch 138 (7 March 2005), lot 129.
This short series of coinage from Oinoanda was apparently struck in three series, marked with A, B, or รข. Originally these letters were thought to represent dates on a local era, but Ashton's study shows this is far from conclusive, regardless that they were struck sequentially. Those marked with A are the rarest, with only four known. This example is one of the finest known of the entire series. (per CNG)
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