Ancient Greek Coins

Sale 85    24–27 Jul 2007   Dallas Brooks Centre   Melbourne

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Lot 1463    SESSION 6 (9.30am Wednesday)    Ancient Greek Coins

Estimate $1,200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,400

LYCIA, Dynasts of. Kuprilli. Circa 470-440 B.C., silver stater (9.620 grams), obv. wild boar standing right, head lowered, IWMO on its side, P below, rev. KOP-RL-E around, (retrograde), triskeles; all within incuse square. (cf.S.5199, Morkholm & Zahle ("The Coinage of Kuprilli", Acta Arch, 43, 1972, pp.57-113) No.22 (dies A8/P9), Jameson 2319 (same dies); SNG von Aulock -; Trait‚ -). Nice very fine and very rare, with only two recorded specimens.

Ex Busso Peus Auktion 360, 27-30 April 1999, (lot 37) and previously Frank Sternberg Auktion XXIV, 19-20 November 1990, (lot 116).

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