Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sale 126    23–25 Mar 2021   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

  PrevNext  

Lot 2561    SESSION 11 (9.30AM THURSDAY 25TH MARCH)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $5,400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $7,500

SICULO-PUNIC, (c.410-395 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.96 g), obv. forepart of a horse to right, grain ear before, Nike flying and holding wreath and caduceus over horse's head, [lion's head to right behind and Punic legend 'QRTHDST' below], rev. palm tree with two date clusters, (S.6426 [p.594], Jenkins, SNR 53, 17 - example 4 [this coin, dies 04/R17], Ratto Sale April 4, 1927 [lot 445, this coin], Naville Sale 12 (lot 1058 same dies), Cahn Sale 35 (lot 223, same dies] = ANS example. Attractive grey tone, almost free of any imperfections, slightly off centred on obverse, otherwise good very fine/nearly extremely fine and very rare.

Ex Ratto Auction Sale April 4, 1927 (lot 445) and the Marion A. Sinton Collection, sold in Triton III Auction Sale, Nov. 30 - Dec.1, 1999 (lot 336, illustrated) and Noble Numismatics Sales 64 (lot 2424) and Sale 112A (lot 3734).

Jenkins records only six examples of this coin type from these dies. The entire series comes from ten obverse and thirty two reverse dies.

Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.

Quick find

View a lot by number and sale.

Adjacent lots

  • Lot 2559  

    SICILY, Syracuse, Fifth democracy, (214-212 B.C.), silver eight litrai, (7.10 g), obv. head of Athena ...

    Estimate $2,000

  • Lot 2560  

    SICILY, Zankle-Messana, (520-500 B.C.), silver drachm, (5.15 g), obv. dolphin swimming left within sickle-shaped harbour ...

    Estimate $800

  • Lot 2561   This lot

    SICULO-PUNIC, (c.410-395 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.96 g), obv. forepart of a horse to right, grain ...

    Estimate $5,400

  • Lot 2562  

    SICULO-PUNIC, (c.350-320/315 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.070 grams), obv. wreathed head of Persephone to right wearing ...

    Estimate $8,000

  • Lot 2563  

    SICULO-PUNIC, mint of the camp, (c.320-310 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.16 g), obv. wreathed head of ...

    Estimate $4,500