Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sale 140    25–28 Nov 2025   Michael Crouch Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 2315    SESSION 13 (11.30AM THURSDAY 27TH NOVEMBER)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $1,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au

KARIA, Karian Islands, Rhodes, (c.205-190 B.C.), silver didrachm, (7.01 g), obv. radiate head of Helios three-quarter face to right, hair loose in locks, rev. inside a dotted circle, rose with bud to right, above **LETIWN* to left, thyrsos bound with fillet, to left P, to right O, (cf.S.5048, BMC 133 [p.243], SNG Keckman [Finland] chronology c.205-190 B.C.], Ashton [Money in Ancient Greek world] 278 [p.108], SNG Keckman [Finland 1] -, SNG Von Aulock -). Bright, extremely fine and very rare magistrate.

Ex Anthony "Tony" Taylor Collection.^Noble Numismatics Sale 116, lot 4318. From the Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 107 (lot 3336).

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