Lot 940
Sale 57 · Important Australian & World Coins, Military Medals & Banknotes
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Description
Ionian Islands, Chios, (478-431 B.C.), silver drachm, (7.83 grams), obv. Sphinx seated to left, amphora before, grapes above, on circular raised shield, rev. quadripartite incuse square punch, (S.4594, Baldwin 43d [same obverse die], BMC 6-11). Very fine and very scarce.
This series of coins has been the subject of a doctorate degree from Oxford University by Dr. Nicholas Hardwick.
- Estimate
- $500
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $0