Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4279 Session 16 (9.30am Friday 25 November) Terry Naughton Collec Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $200
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SOLD $120
SICILY, Syracuse, reign of Agathokles, (317-285 B.C.), AE 23, (10.17 g), obv. bust of Artemis to right, quiver at shoulder behind, **SWTEIRA*. rev. above and below winged thunderbolt **AGAQOKLEOS / BASILEOS*, (S.1200, BMC 422, McClean 2858, SNG ANS 708ff.); reign of Hieron II, (275-216 B.C.), AE 18, (6.59 g), obv. Poseidon head to left wearing tainia, rev. ornamented trident-head, between two dolphins, dividing IEP **WNOS traces below, (S.1223, SNG Cop.854, Favorito 86e-l). Dark brown patina one with green highlights, good very fine. (2)
Ex Noble Numismatics Auction Sale 102 (lot 4137) from the Robert Rossini Collection, for the first coin and from I.S. Wright, Sydney, February 28, 2003 for the second coin.
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