Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4148 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 29TH JULY) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $200
SICILY, Syracuse, (474-450 B.C.), silver litra, (0.62 g), obv. head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, **S* V R A, dotted border, rev. cuttle-fish, (S.929, cf.Boehringer 421, BMC 50) (illustrated); together with Abakainon, (c.430-420 B.C.), silver litra (11mm, 0.49 g), obv. laureate and bearded head to right, rev. boar standing right, with acorn to right, (S.739, Campana 10a, BMC 2, HGC 2, 10). Fine and very good, both rare. (2)
Ex Guido Bernardi, Trieste, Italy dealer, purchased January 8, 1998 as part of a lot of similar fractional issues.
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