Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 1664 Session 7 (11.30am Wednesday 1st July) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $400
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SOLD $420
PERSIAN IMPERIAL COINAGE, Kingdom of, Croesus I or later, (c.550-520 B.C.), silver half stater or siglos, (5.25 g), obv. confronting foreparts of lion, facing right, and bull facing left, rev. two incuse punches of unequal size, side by side, (S.3420, BMC 41, Traite pl.10, 9, SNG von Aulock 2877, I. Carradice, Coinage of the Persian Empire BAR Inter. Ser. 343, [1987], Pl.10, 3). Nearly very fine and rare.
Ex Alan Jordan Collection, Noble Numismatics Sale 103 (lot 3517) and previously Sale 74 (lot 4536).
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