Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 5042 Session 16 (9.30am Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $1,250
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $620
CARIA, Knidos, (c.520-495 B.C.), silver drachm, (6.252 grams), obv. forepart of lion to right, rev. head of Aphrodite to right of fine archaic style, hair in lines and bound with plain diadem, all within incuse square, (S.4833 [£350], Cahn, Knidos No.47 [same dies, obv. V26, rev.R36], SNG Lockett 2883). Attractive grey tone of good metal, nearly extremely fine/extremely fine and rare.
Only 7 examples are known from these dies a similar example in our sale 75 (lot 1823) nearly as fine realised a total of $1165.
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