Ancient Gold
Lot 4512 Session 15 (7.30pm Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $2,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,300
MYSIA, Cyzicus, second period, (c.475 B.C.), electrum hecte on Phocaic standard (2.748 grams), obv. winged female figure in rapid motion to the left, head turned back, wearing stephane and chiton, holds tunny fish [off flan] on a cord, rev. quadripartite incuse punch mark (S.3821 [£750], SNG Von Aulock -, de Luynes (Paris collection) No.2431 [p.11, Pl.XCII], Von Fritze 121, Greenwell 59 [p.80, Pl.III, 9], BMC 26 [p.21, Pl.IV, 7], Boston -). Slightly off centred on the obverse, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
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