Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
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Lot 1583 Session 6 (9:30am Wednesday 1st August) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $230
ITALY, Lucania, Metapontum, (c.330-280 B.C.), silver triobol, (1.00 g), obv. Athena in Corinthian helmet to right, rev. ear of barley, [M]ETA to left, cornucopiae to right, (S.421, Noe F21, SNG Lockett 430); Ionia, Teos, (late 6th century B.C.), silver tetartemorion, (0.21 g), obv. griffin head right, rev. quadripartite incuse square, (S.-, cf.Balcer 80 [p.37]); Cilicia, Celenderis, (400-350 B.C.), silver obol, (0.70 g), obv. forepart of Pegasos to right, rev. goat kneeling right with head reverted, (S.5536, SNG Cop. 89); together with other Greek bronze coins, Pergamon (Mysia), (133-30 B.C.), AE 16, obv. Asklepios head right, rev. snake on staff of Asklepios, (S.3968, BMC 151); Sardes (Lydia), (2nd-1st century B.C.), AE 15, obv. Apollo head right, rev. club in wreath, (S.4736, SNG Cop. 481); Halicarnassos (Caria), (3rd-2nd century B.C.), AE 11, obv. Apollo head right, rev. eagle standing left, (S.4880, SNG Cop. 346); Cyzicus (Mysia), (2nd-1st century B.C.), AE 18, obv. Persephone head right, rev. KY in wreath with monogram, (S.3864, BMC 148); Thrace, Olbia, various bronzes, AE 21-24, 330-250 B.C., Group I and II, (9.14, 8.95 g), obv. bearded river god Borysthenes to left, rev. axe-sceptre and bow in case, **OLBIA*, (S.1685, SNG Stancomb 367ff); another Group IV, AE 21, (7.51 g) similar with additional letters AP, (SNG Stancomb 378); another similar Group V, AE 20, (8.85 g), uncertain variety (cf.SNG Stancomb 382ff); another AE 19 (5.02 g), obv. Demeter left with turreted stephane, rev. archer kneeling left, (S.1688, SNG Stancomb 402); another AE 18 (6.33 g), obv. Demeter to right with corn wreath, rev. eagle on dolphin, (S.1687, SNG Stancomb 350); another AE 11 (1.23 g), obv. Demeter to left, rev. eagle on dolphin to left, (SNG BMC 429-431). Toned, fair - very fine, some in packets. (14)
Ex Barry McGown Scott Collection. Previously Noble Numismatics Sale 80, lots 3136 and 3158.
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