Ancient Gold
Lot 3065 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $280
IONIA AREA, (c.600-500 B.C.), electrum half hekte or twelfth stater, (1.250 grams), obv. undetermined raised type, rev. quadripartite incuse square punch, (S.-, cf. ACNAC Rosen 252 [half stater]). Extremely fine and very rare and possibly unique.
Ex Nummorvm Avctiones Sale 15 (Italo Vecchi Ltd. London), June 15, 1999 (lot 362 illustrated).
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