Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sale 131    22–25 Nov 2022   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 1691    SESSION 11 (9.30AM THURSDAY 24TH NOV)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $150

THRACE (MOESIA INFERIOR), Istros, (400-350 B.C.), silver trihemiobol (quarter stater Sear), (1.09 g), obv. two young male heads facing, side by side, left upright, right inverted, rev. I**S*TPIH above sea-eagle standing to left on dolphin to left, which it attacks with its beak, below dolphin **D*, and **Q* below eagle tail, (S.1670, Pick -, SNG BMC -, SNG Stancomb -, SNG Cop. -, Dima table III, Group IV, subgroup III, [R] and dates 340/330 - 313 B.C., HGC 3, 1806). Attractively toned, nearly extremely fine, extremely rare variety.

Ex Numismatik Lanz, Munich, Auction 102, 28 May 2001 (lot 87). This coin the only recorded example of these letters in Coin Archives (illustrated),

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