Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3439 Session 11 (9:30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $11,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $9,500
ITALY, Bruttium, Rhegion, (c.415/0-387 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.35 g), obv. facing lion's head, rev. head of Apollo to right, wearing laurel wreath, olive sprig behind, (S.501, Herzfelder 88 (D54/R75), HN Italy 2496, Gulbenkian 141 [same obverse die], Bement 316 [same obverse die]). Nearly extremely fine, lightly toned, a rare die pairing, with only one example noted in Herzfelder.
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