Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 1779 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $300
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SOLD $250
ATTICA, Aegina, (525/20-500 B.C.), silver stater, (12.09 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row of dots down dorsal spine, rev. small incuse square, of 'Union Jack pattern' design with five sunken triangle compartments, (S.1858, Asyut Group III-IV, 'Small skew' cf.464, SNG Cop. 501, cf.Selinus hoard 99-100). Off centred reverse punch, otherwise nearly very fine and rare.
This is the second major stage of development in the reverse punch.
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Lot 1779 This lot
ATTICA, Aegina, (525/20-500 B.C.), silver stater, (12.09 grams), obv. smoothed shell sea turtle without row ...
Estimate $300
Lot 1780
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Lot 1781
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