Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4238 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 29TH JULY) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $500
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SOLD $300
PELOPONNESOS, Elis, (Olympia), silver hemidrachm, (412 B.C.), (2.82 g), Hera mint, issued in the 92nd Olympiad in 412 B.C. obv. head of Hera to right, wearing stephane rev: F - A across the flaming thunderbolt (bundle of lightning) all within olive wreath, (S.2879, BCD 74 [Leu Numismatik 90, May 10, 2004 [same dies], BMC 66, SNG Cop.383, SNG Berry 842). Only one other example published from the same dies and and that came from the BCD Collection), toned, almost good fine, and extremely rare.
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XIII, January 5, 2010 [lot 2174 part], originally from a private purchase from the BCD Collection by CNG, previously from Coin Galleries Mail Bid Sale November 12, 1986 (lot 72),,B. Ahlstrom Auction Sale 28-9 April, 1990 (lot 1590 part), includes all relevant BCD tickets.
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Estimate $500
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