Ancient Gold - Greek

Sale 124    28–30 Jul 2020   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 3130    SESSION 7 (9.30AM THURSDAY 30TH JULY)    Ancient Gold - Greek

Estimate $650
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $600

LESBOS, Mytilene, 412-378 B.C., electrum hekte (2.55 g), Bodenstedt dates 396-394 B.C., obv. laureate head of Apollo to right, rev. female head (Hero) to right with long plait down neck within rectangular linear square, (cf.S.4243, Bodenstedt 70 (cf.dies f/**q*), SNG von Aulock 1713, SNG Fitz. 4353-4, BMC 103, Weber 5619, Boston MFA 1707). Very fine and rare.

Ex CNG eSale 324, April 9, 2014 (lot 107).
Bodenstedt reports only 34 examples of this type from all dies.

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