Ancient Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3427 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $150
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SOLD $250
SICILY, Syracuse, (474-450 B.C.), silver litra, (0.706 grams), obv. head of Artemis-Arethusa to right, dotted border, rev. cuttle-fish, above **SU R A*, (S.929; cf.Boehringer 429 (obverse -/reverse 305 same die); Mysia, Parion, (350-300 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, bull standing left, **PA* above PI below, rev. Gorgoneion, (S.3919, cf.SNG Cop. 257-266, BMC 14-16). Second grey tone and extremely fine, first coin fine and rare. (2)
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