Lot 3920

Sale 132 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals

Description

Thrace, Byzantion, (c.340-320 B.C.), silver siglos (Persian standard), (5.19 g), obv. cow standing to left, on dolphin to left, foreleg raised, above **PU*, rev. quadripartite incuse square of mill-sail pattern, (S.1579, SNG BMC Black Sea 21ff. [siglos], SNG Cop. 476, HGC 3, 1389). Nearly extremely fine, scarce in this condition.

Ex Giessener Munzhandlung, Dieter Gorny, Munich c.1995, with dealer ticket.^A similar piece (in this sale) was struck for the twin city Kalchedon on the other side of the Bosphorus.

Estimate
$150
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$190

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