Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4240 Session 13 (2.30pm Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $150
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SOLD $130
PERSIAN IMPERIAL COINAGE, Kingdom of, Darius I, (521-486 B.C.) or later ruler, silver siglos, (5.28, 5.42, 5.49 g), issued 500-485 B.C., obv. king as bearded archer kneeling to right with spear and bow, rev. oblong incuse punch, (S.4678, Carradice Type IIIa, 14-15). Fine - very fine, all with countermarks. (3)
Ex Elvira Elisa Clain-Stefanelli (1914-2001) Collection [as the Demarete collection]. A.Travaglini; The Museo di Izmir.I Ripostigli di Monete Greche (Milan, 1997) Published a hoard of 499 similar coins with countermarks with images of the range of countermarks used in that hoard (Fig. C & D).
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