Ancient Gold
Lot 1686 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $550
IONIA, Phocaia, (c.387-322 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater, (2.388 grams), issued in 327 B.C. [Bodenstedt dating], obv. female head to left, with wreath, rev. quadripartite incuse punch, (cf.S.4530 [£550], Bodenstedt 94 [obv. c, rev **a* same dies], Boston 1931-2, McClean 8258, BMC 68-70, SNG Berry 1083). Very fine, and scarce.
Bodenstedt records five coins from these dies and apparently Bodenstedt knew of 37 examples for this type from all known dies.
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