Ancient Gold

Sale 70    9–11 Jul 2002   Dallas Brooks Centre   Melbourne

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Lot 3069    Session 11 (9.30am Thursday)    Ancient Gold

Estimate $900
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $900

IONIA, Uncertain Coinage, (late 7th century B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater, (2.188 grams), obv. two lion head's facing each other, rev. two incuse square punches, (S.-, cf.Weidauer 101, SNG Von Aulock -, Vismara Elektron -, Traite -, ACNAC Rosen -, BMC -, cf.Gorny & Mosch Sale 108 [lot 1242 for same type described as RRR]). Fine/very fine, and extremely rare.

This uncertain Ionian electrum hekte has previously not been recognised and to date a few examples have come to light. They represent the earliest coins bearing a type.

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