Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4225 SESSION 16 (9.30AM FRIDAY 29TH JULY) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $1,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $900
CORINTHIA, Corinth, silver stater, (350/345-306 B.C.), (8.53 g), obv. Pegasus with pointed wing flying left, Q below, rev. head of Athena to left, wearing plain Corinthian helmet with neck guard **G* below chin, in field to right dove flying left within wreath, (cf.S.2626, Ravel Period V, 1029; Pegasi 419; BCD Corinth 110 = SNG Lockett 2094; SNG Fitz 3385, HGC 4, 1848. Light gray tone, slight flatness of strike on forepart of Pegasus, otherwise extremely fine, with collector's packet.
Ex CNA (Classical NUmismatic Auction Sale XXIII, October 13, 1992 (lot 668), previously from the Bunker Hunt Collection from Sotheby's Sale IV, June 19, 1991 (lot 568 part).
The Gasvoda example very similar in condition, CNG Sale 109, 12 September 2018 (lot 129) realised US$2250. The Stack's Bowers example in the January 2022 NYINC Auction (lot 4283) realised US$1600.
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Estimate $1,500
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