Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 3142 SESSION 11 (9.30AM THURSDAY 2ND APRIL) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $2,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $3,000
LYDIA, Sardeis, time of King Croesus or later, (c. 550-500 B.C.), silver half stater or siglos, (5.33 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.XI, 9). Toned, good very fine and rare.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 85, lot 1456, the R.A.Climpson Collection. Previously Sale 66 (lot 3364). Also Frank Sternberg, Zurich Auction Sale X, November 25-26, 1980 (lot 147).
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