Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 2545 SESSION 11 (9.30AM THURSDAY 25TH MARCH) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $3,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,800
ITALY, Bruttium, Croton (Kroton), (370-350 B.C.), silver stater or nomos, (7.78 g), obv. head of Hera Lacinia to facing slightly to right, wearing necklace and stephane decorated with palmette and two griffin foreparts, around **KROT[O]*, rev. naked Herakles Epitrapezios nude, holding cup in right hand, reclining left on lion's skin draped over rock, bow and club above, (cf.S.474, HN Italy 2160, SNG ANS 379, Boston MFA 186, Gillet 296, Jameson 432 (all from the same dies). Light grey tone with golden highlights, hairline flan crack, slightly off centre, excellent metal, good very fine and rare.
Ex CNG Auction 100, lot 1256 with ticket. Previously from the Friend of a Scholar Collection. Ex Auctiones 20 (8 November 1990), lot 1254.
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