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Lot 4105    SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 29TH JULY)    Ancient Gold - Greek

Estimate $6,400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $7,800

MYSIA, Lampsakos, (480-460 B.C.), electrum stater, (15.25 g), obv. Forepart of winged horse left, bridled, round wings, traces of vine branch around, rev. quadripartite, incuse square with alternately raised and sunk squares, (S.3881, cf.ACNAC Rosen 523 (p.34 Pl.20), cf.SNG Von Aulock 1289 & 1292 (Pl.40), Boston 1582 (p.206, Pl.77 similar dies), Weber 5105 (p.100, Pl.187), cf.BMC 7 (p.79, cf.Pl.XVIII,7; A similar example in Heritage NYINC 3097 [lot 30018] estimated at $10000-$15000; another described as EF in Nomos Auction 23 [lot 127] realised the equivalent of $70,278US); another similar Noble Numismatics sale 68 [lot 1740 sold $6500]). Very fine and very rare.

Sold by Noble Numismatics with ticket to Mr Ermes de Zam, partner of Jeffrey Smart Australian Artist on 17 October 2006.

Agnes Baldwin does not list these dies but notes that only 40 electrum specimens survive and 13 of period I.

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