Ancient Gold - Greek
Lot 3124 SESSION 7 (9.30AM THURSDAY 30TH JULY) Ancient Gold - Greek
Estimate $500
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SOLD $650
LYDIA, Alyattes, (c.610-550 B.C.), electrum 1/96th stater, (0.13 g), 3mm diam., Ephesos mint, Lydo-Milesian standard, obv. figural type of lion's paw, rev. incuse square punch with central dot, (cf.S.3405, Karwiese Series I, Group I (Ephesus), Weidauer -, SNG von Aulock 1805 [uncertain Ionia [Elektron II], M&M Auction Sale 10, Sammlung Elektron, 22 March 2002 [lot 70 as uncertain Ionia mint]). Very fine and rare.
Ex Morton & Eden, Auction Sale December 11-12, 2003 (lot 22 part), with descriptive ticket.
CNG Note see Spier esp. p.333 and note 14 for the attribution of Karwiese's series I coins to Weidauer Group XV (Alyattes). CNG list a similar example in Sale 94 (lot 630) that realised $425 + 17.5%. Auction 288, lot 247.
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