Lot 5049
Sale 92 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes
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Description
Thrace, Byzantion, silver siglos or drachm (Persian standard), (416-357 B.C.), (5.346 grams), obv. cow standing to left on dolphin, **PU*, above, foreleg raised, rev. quadripartite incuse square of "mill-sail" pattern, the surfaces granulated, (S.1579, BMC 1-8, SNG Cop. 476, SNG BMC Black Sea 21ff.). Slightly off centre on obverse, nearly extremely fine.
A similar piece for the twin city (Kalchedon) on the other side of the Bosphorus. See note above.
- Estimate
- $250
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $100