Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sale 107    18–20 Nov 2014   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 3300    Session 11 (9.30am Thursday 20th November)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $900
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $600

ATTICA, Athens, (166-57 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.73 g), issued 132-131 B.C., (Thompson date) but probably 100-99 B.C. (revised chronology), by Dositheos and Charias magistrates, obv. head of Athena Parthenos to right wearing triple-crested Athenian helmet, ornamented with Pegasus, within dotted border, rev. owl standing to right, head facing, in erect posture, on prostrate amphora, **L* on amphora, legend across **A QE*, to left **DW-LOS/QEO /CAR/IAS*, Tyche standing on right facing with cornucopiae and sceptre, below **PE*, all within wreath, (cf.S.2555, cf.Thompson 874-876 (same month), new dies, cf.BMC 393). Well centred, good very fine/extremely fine and rare (unpublished for combination of month, metal source etc).

A rare issue, Thompson knew of 109 examples of this year from all dies, issue struck from 29 obverse and 63 reverse dies. This example a new pair of dies.

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