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Lot 3330    Session 11 (9.30am Friday)    Greek Silver & Bronze

Estimate $90
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $120

CARIA, uncertain mint, (5th century B.C.), silver hemiobol, (0.276 grams), obv. forepart of lion to left, rev. bird (quail) within incuse square to left, (S.-, SNG Berry II 1046 [Asia Minor uncertain], SNG Von Aulock 7808, SNG Keckman 927). Fine/very fine and very rare.

Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 61 (lot 2647). SNG Berry has an extensive discussion on the type of bird on the reverse, Bellinger believes it to be a bustard, Berry believes it to be a quail, M&M listing describes it as a dove and attribute it to Miletus in Ionia.

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