Ancient Gold
Lot 4518 Session 15 (7.30pm Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $750
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $600
IONIA, Phocaia, c.350-340 B.C. electrum hekte or sixth stater, (2.522 grams) obv. female head (Demeter) to left, with corn wreath, hair in saccos, rev. quadripartite incuse square, the surface of each square slopes downwards, (cf.S.4531 [£500], Bodenstedt 102 (dies b/**A*), BMC 63-65, SNG Von aulock 2126, SNG Cop. 1027). Slightly off centred on the obverse, otherwise very fine and rare.
Ex A.H. Baldwin & Sons with their original ticket. Four examples recorded from these dies.
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