Greek Silver & Bronze

Sale 60    21–23 Apr 1999   Wentworth Hotel   Sydney

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Lot 1862       Greek Silver & Bronze

Estimate $250
Bid at live.noble.com.au

ATTICA, Aegina, (525/20-500 B.C.), silver stater, (9.412 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, rev. small incuse square, of 'Union Jack pattern' design with five sunken triangle compartments, (S.1858, Asyut Group III-IV, 'Small skew' cf.464, SNG Delepierre 1512, SNG Cop. 501, cf.Selinus hoard 99-100). Off centred obverse and reverse punches, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.

See note above. The light weight of this stater is unusual, no evidence of plating occurs or any of clipping.

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