Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 5100 Session 16 (9.30am Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $120
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $60
SOUTH ARABIA, Sabaeans, (3rd-2nd century B.C.), silver quarter unit, (0.920 grams), obv. head of Athena to right wearing crested helmet, eye in profile, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, trace of olive twig and crescent behind, to right **LQE*, (S.6118, cf.BMC 16-21 [p.47, Pl.VII, 6-7], SNG ANS 1460). Short of flan as usual, dark tone, fine - very fine and rare.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 66 (lot 3428). This and the next lot were part of a small hoard that appeared in the market about 10 years ago. This and other coins in the group show that coins in this area were continuing in circulation for several centuries.
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