Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Lot 1987 SESSION 11 (7.30PM WEDNESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER) Ancient Gold - Byzantine
Estimate $2,500
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SICILY, Panormos, (c.410-405 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.72 g), obv. slow quadriga driven to right by male charioteer, Nike flying right crowning horses, rev. **[PA]NO*R**MITIKON* retrograde around, laureate head of Apollo to right, (S.882 [?1400], Jenkins SNR 50, No.6.3 [This Coin], [obverse 2/reverse 6, Pl.7 same dies], Rizzo Plate 64, 24). Old light scratch on the obverse on the horse, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare with only three published examples known including this example.
Ex Anthony (Tony) Taylor Collection.^Noble Numismatics Sale 118, lot 1586. Previously Hess-Leu Auction Sale 28, 5-6th May 1965 (lot 75) and Noble Numismatics Sale 78 (lot 4935).
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