Lot 2161
Sale 64 · Important Australian Coins & Banknotes, Ancient, World Coins & War Medals, The W.J.Noble Collection of Communion Tokens
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Description
Mysia, Cyzicus, second period, (c.500 B.C.), electrum stater on Phocaic standard (16.044 grams), obv. forepart of winged bull galloping to left, below tunny fish to left, rev. quadripartite incuse punch mark (cf S.3830, Weber 5015 [This Coin, p.82, Pl.183], Von Fritze 60, [Pl.II, No.11], Greenwell 125 [p.110, Pl.V, 19], BMC 51 [p.24, Pl.V, 14], Jameson 1409, [Pl.LXXII], Boston Collection 1439 [Pl.72]). Off centred nearly nearly very fine and rare.
Ex A. Lawson, Smyrna in 1891; Sir Hermann Weber Collection No.5015 [p.82, Pl.183]; Virgil M. Brand Collection and by descent to Jane Brand Allen, offered for sale at Sotheby's London, auction of the Jane Brand Allen Collection Part 5, February 1, 1984 (lot 179).
- Estimate
- $4,000
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $4,100