Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sale 129    29 Mar–1 Apr 2022   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 3153    SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 1ST APRIL)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $2,500
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SICILY, Lilybaion (Ras Melqart), (c.330-305 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.00 g), obv. (in Punic) 'Ras Melqart', fast quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying left crowning driver, rev. head of Arethusa to right wreathed with reeds, wearing large earring, three dolphins around, (S.882 [£1400], Jenkins SNR 50 (1971) No.31 [obverse 13/reverse 24, Pl.17 same dies], SNG Lockett 743, SNG Lloyd 1604, HGC 2, 741). Toned, slight roughness on reverse, otherwise good very fine and very rare.

Ex Abramowitz Family Collection, sold Superior Galleries December 8, 1993 (lot 257) with auction ticket.

Panormos was the principal Phoenician city in Sicily. It produced a limited coinage in the latter part of the 5th century. The Panormos tetradrachms of this time were copied from other Sicilian tetradrachms (some including signatures). This example copied a Katana tetradrachm similar to ACNAC Dewing 581 and Rizzo Pl.11, 4-12.

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