Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4425 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 20TH APRIL) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $14,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $9,000
ITALY, Lucania, Poseidonia, (c.530-500 B.C.), silver stater, (6.43 g), obv. Poseidon, naked but for chlamys over shoulder, advancing right brandishing trident in right hand and extending left arm, **POS* to left, dotted border, rev. Poseidon striding left as on obverse, reversed and incuse **POS* (retrograde), (cf.S.241, Jameson 331, SNG ANS 604-5, Gorini 3, Dewing 396, HN Italy 1107). Attractively toned, well struck and well centred, light porosity, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Ex Brian Bolton Collection and previously Antiquarius New Zealand, 2013. With tickets.
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