Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 5208 Session 16 (9.30am Fri 26 Nov) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $1,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,800
SICILY, Lilybaion (as `Cape of Melkart'), (c.330-305 B.C.), silver tetradrachm (16.16 grams), obv. charioteer, holding kentron and reins, driving fast quadriga left, above, Nike flying right, crowning charioteer, Punic legend RS[MLQRT] in exergue, rev. wreathed head of Kore-Persephone left; four dolphins around, grain ear below, (cf.S.893. Jenkins, Punic 57 [O19/R44]; Ward 359 [same dies]). Very fine with, dark find patina, edge split, and a couple of minor surface laminations on reverse, very rare.
Ex CNG Mail Bid Sale 82 (lot 279). Only two examples noted by Jenkins.
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