Ancient Gold Coins
Lot 4397 SESSION 11 (2PM FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER) Ancient Gold Coins
Estimate $800
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SOLD $500
IONIA, Phokaia, (c330 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater, (2.54 g), obv. female head to left, hair in sphendone, rev. quadripartite incuse punch, (cf.S.4531, Bodenstedt 109.2 [p.178, Pl.49, 2 examples recorded from the same pair of dies a/**a*]; SNG Aberdeen Newnham Davis 1, part 2 No.277; Montagu [1896], lot 582 [same dies]. Good very fine and very rare.
Ex Munzen & Medaillen, Deutschland, Auction Sale 9, October 4-5, 2001 (lot 264 illustrated).
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