Ancient Gold
Lot 3080 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $900
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $750
IONIA, Phokaia, (c.477-388 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater, (2.530 grams), issued in 394 B.C. [Bodenstedt dating], obv. female head to left, with hair in sakkos at back and with head band, rev. quadripartite incuse punch, (cf.S.4530 [£550], Bodenstedt 90 [obv. d, rev **d* same dies], Jameson 1513, SNG von Aulock 2126, SNG von Post 238-239). Very fine, and rare.
Bodenstedt records one coin from these dies and apparently Bodenstedt knew of 35 examples for this type from all known dies.
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Estimate $900
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