Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 2692 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $2,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,850
PELOPONNESOS, Sikyonia, Sikyon, (issued late 330's B.C.), silver stater, (12.11 g), obv. Chimaera walking to left, **SE* below, wreath above, rev. dove flying to right, A behind, **Q* in left field near wing all within olive wreath, (cf.S.2763, BCD 215 [LHS 96, p.70], BMC 106 variety, McClean 6250). Lightly toned, minor flan flaw before dove, otherwise nearly extremely fine and a very rare variety.
Ex Noble Numismatics privately and previously from CNG Auction Sale 61 (lot 614).
The BCD example in similar condition cited above realised 2400 SFr. + 15%.
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Lot 2690
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Lot 2692 This lot
PELOPONNESOS, Sikyonia, Sikyon, (issued late 330's B.C.), silver stater, (12.11 g), obv. Chimaera walking to ...
Estimate $2,000
Lot 2693
PELOPONNESOS, Argolis, Argos, (after 320's-270's B.C.), silver hemidrachm, or Attic triobol, (2.20 g), obv. forepart ...
Estimate $100
Lot 2694
CRETE, Phaistos, (c.330-320 B.C.), silver stater, (11.96 g), obv. young Herakles standing facing head to ...
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