Ancient Gold
Lot 3141 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold
Estimate $4,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
BACTRIA, Kingdom of, Diodotos II, (256-239 B.C.), gold stater, (8.292 grams), Bactra (Balkh) mint; (Newell suggests c.255-246 B.C.), in name of Antiochus II, obv. diademed head of Diodotus II to right, dotted border, rev. Zeus striding to left, aegis on his extended left arm, wielding a thunderbolt, at his feet an eagle to left, N above, to right **BASILEWS* and to left **ANTIOXOY*, (S.7497, Newell ESM 713 (p.246, Pl.LIII, 5), M.66b [p.40 Vol.I], Kritt C2, mint A, Bop. Series 1, 147. M.63). Cut on the obverse in the head, otherwise nearly extremely fine and very rare.
From a recent find which, it is claimed, contained a number of examples of this rarity.
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 3139
IONIA, Phocaia, (c.387-322 B.C.), electrum hekte or sixth stater, (2.504 grams), issued in 327 B.C. ...
Estimate $1,250
Lot 3140
LYDIA, uncertain king, issued before 561 B.C. and probably c.575 B.C., electrum trite or third ...
Estimate $2,000
Lot 3141 This lot
BACTRIA, Kingdom of, Diodotos II, (256-239 B.C.), gold stater, (8.292 grams), Bactra (Balkh) mint; (Newell ...
Estimate $4,500
Lot 3142
EGYPT, Kingdom of, Ptolemy I, (323-283 B.C.), gold pentadrachm, issued 284-283 B.C., (17.76 grams), Alexandria ...
Estimate $7,500
Lot 3143
EGYPT, Kingdom of, Ptolemy II, (285-246 B.C.), gold oktadrachm, commemorative issue for Arsinoe II, after ...
Estimate $11,000