Ancient Gold Coins - Greek
Lot 1548 Session 6 (9:30am Wednesday 1st August) Ancient Gold Coins - Greek
Estimate $1,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $850
LYDIA, uncertain king, (issued before 561 B.C. and probably c.575 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater, (2.30 g) of Lydian-Milesian (Phoenician standard), probably issued at Sardis, obv. head of roaring lion to right, rev. double incuse punch, (S.3400, Boston Museum 1769, cf.BMC 16 [p.3], Weidauer Typos I Nos. 76-78, Bellinger [Essays to Robinson] Gordion Hoard No.1104, Class XVI, SNG Cop. 452, Linzalone 1089 [p.194], ACNAC Rosen -, ACNAC Dewing -). Nearly very fine/extremely fine and very rare.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 104 (lot 4550) and previously Baldwin's Auction, Sale No.31, 14-15 October 2002 (lot 34).
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