Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4281 Session 16 (9.30am Friday 25 November) Terry Naughton Collec Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $1,200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,900
SICILY, Syracuse, The Syracusan Democracy, (214-212 B.C.), silver twelve litrai, (10.17 g), obv. head of Athena to left wearing crested Corinthian helmet, ornamented with griffin, rev. Artemis standing left in short chiton with quiver on shoulder and discharging an arrow from her bow, at her feet a hound running left, to right **SURAKOSIWN*, to left **CAR*, (cf.S.997, BMC 652, cf.SNG ANS 1218). Lightly toned, sharply struck, extremely fine with a powerful portrait, rare.
Ex Noble Numismatics Auction Sale 99 (lot 3317), previously acquired from Spink with their ticket.
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