Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sale 116    21–24 Nov 2017   Gallery Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 4213    Session 16 (9:30am Friday)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $1,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,000

SICILY, Syracuse, Philistis wife of Hieron II (275-215 B.C.), silver sixteen litrai, (13.57 g), issued 217-215 B.C., obv. diademed and veiled head of Philistis to left, thyrsus to right behind, rev. quadriga to right driven by Nike with horses walking, above crescent and **BASILISSAS*, below **FILISTID[OS]*, [A] off flan to right, (S.989, SNG ANS 876, Caltabiano [QT XIX] p.169, 175 note the letters]). Bright, minor cleaning marks, otherwise nearly extremely fine/extremely fine and rare.

Ex Dr V.J.A.Flynn Collection and previously Status International Sale 310 (lot 8046), also Noble Numismatics Sale 106 (lot 3341).

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