Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3250 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $600
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $580
THRACE, Byzantion, (c.340-320 B.C.), silver siglos (Persian standard), (5.318 grams), obv. cow standing to left, on dolphin to left, foreleg raised, above **PU, rev. quadripartite incuse square of mill-sail pattern, (S.1579, SNG BMC Black Sea 21ff. [siglos], SNG Cop. 476). Nearly extremely fine, minor crack in edge, well centred and rare in this condition.
Cf. A similar piece for the twin city on the other side of the Bosphorus is also in this sale (see lot). A similar example in Triton VI realised a total of US$920.
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Lot 3250 This lot
THRACE, Byzantion, (c.340-320 B.C.), silver siglos (Persian standard), (5.318 grams), obv. cow standing to left, ...
Estimate $600
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Lot 3252
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