Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3260 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $400
ITALY, Bruttium, Rhegion, (c.450 B.C. [Arnold-Biucchi chronology]), silver drachm, (3.646 grams), obv. lion's head facing, within dotted border, rev. Iokastos the traditional founder of the city naked to waist and seated to left, holding staff and resting left hand on hip, all within laurel wreath, legend around anti-clockwise, RECI NON, (S.499 [£275], Herzfelder, H., 'Catalogue des Tetradrachmes et Drachmes de Rhegion' 12, [obv.6, rev.11 same dies] [notes 8 examples), [Revue Numismatique (RN) 1956], McClean 1868 [same dies], SNG ANS 643). Die break on obverse, high surface of the facing lion, rough surface, otherwise good fine, and very rare.
Ex Noble Numismatics, bought privately on September 1, 2003. See note above.
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