Greek Silver & Bronze

Sale 68    21–23 Nov 2001   Wentworth Hotel   Sydney

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Lot 1858    Session 6 (9.30am Thursday)    Greek Silver & Bronze

Estimate $250
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $120

CENTRAL GREECE, Phocis, silver triobol, (c.457-446 B.C.), (2.64 grams), Period III, obv. bull's head facing, rev. archaic head of Artemis to right in incuse square, **[FO]KI around, (S.2348, BMC 26); Euboea, Chalcis, (340-294 B.C.), silver drachm, (3.565 grams), obv. head of Hera to right, rev. eagle flying to right carrying snake in talons and beak, (S.2482, SNG Cop. 435); Boeotia, probably struck at Thebes, (379-371 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.085 grams), obv. Boeotian shield, rev. kantharos with letters **BO IW* across, club above, (S.2396, BMC 45); Thessaly Pharsalos, (480-450 B.C.), silver hemidrachm, (2.74 grams), obv. archaic head of Athena helmeted to right, rev. horse head right, **FA*R to right downwards, (S.2187, BMC 1). All with dark tone, second in need of cleaning, otherwise nearly fine - fine and all scarce. (4)

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