Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sale 118    31 Jul–3 Aug 2018   Gallery Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 1687    Session 7 (11.30am Wednesday 1st July)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $250

ANCIENT GREEK SILVER AND BRONZE ISSUES, including, Thrace, The Thracian Chersonesos, (386-338 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, obv. forepart of lion looking back, (cf.S.1603); Istros, AE 12, (S.1672); Thraco-Macedonian, anonymous, obol, (0.49 g), obv. forepart of horse, (SNG ANS 997); Sicily, Menaion, Roman rule, AE 17, (3.56 g), (cf.S.1129); Gela, (c.420-405 B.C.), AE trias, AE 17, (3.44), rev. bull, (S.1095); Aradus, (167-110 B.C.), AE 10, obv. Tyche, (BMC 173); Gaul, Massalia, (c.400-350 B.C.), silver obol, obv. Apollo, (S.72); Macedon, Kingdom of, Alexander III, (336-323 B.C.), AE 17, (3.25 g), rev. horse prancing, (cf.S.6744); Megaris, Megara near Athens (307-243 B.C.), AE 14, rev. **MEG between two dolphins, (S.2590); Pisidia, Selge, (3rd cent. B.C.), silver trihemiobol, (0.97 g), obv. Gorgoneion resembling Apollo facing, (BMC 10, S.5476); Ionia, Miletus, (c.550-525 B.C.), silver twelfth stater, (1.07 g), obv. forepart of lion and legs to left, rev. star ornament within incuse square, (BMC 34, S.3533). Toning, fine - nearly extremely fine, some scarce. (11)

Ex Doug Wakefield Collection in collector's packets and cards with descriptions. Some ex Noble Numismatics.

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