Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sale 87    8–11 Apr 2008   Hotel InterContinental   Sydney

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Lot 4434    SESSION 13 (Friday 9.30am)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $110

SICILY, Syracuse, end of second democracy and Dionysos I, (c.405 B.C.), AE 17, (4.824 grams), obv. head of Arethusa to left, trace of E behind, rev. quadripartite incuse square, at centre incuse circle containing a star, (S.1185, BMC 242, SNG Lloyd 1426-7, SNG ANS 398-402); another time of Timoleon, (344-306 B.C., Calciati dates 405-395 B.C.), AE 16, (5.616 grams), obv. head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet, **SURA* before, rev. Hippocamp to left with curled wings, (S.1193, BMC 292, SNG ANS 426-433). Brown patina, nearly very fine/very fine and scarce. (2)

Ex Spink America, December 6, 1999 (lot 482 and 483 part).

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    Estimate $120

  • Lot 4433  

    SICILY, Syracuse, period of Timoleon, (344-336 B.C.), AE hemilitron, AE 24, (13.64 grams), obv. head ...

    Estimate $100

  • Lot 4434   This lot

    SICILY, Syracuse, end of second democracy and Dionysos I, (c.405 B.C.), AE 17, (4.824 grams), ...

    Estimate $150

  • Lot 4435  

    SICILY, Syracuse, reign of Agathokles, (317-285 B.C.), AE 20, (7.868 grams), obv. bust of Artemis ...

    Estimate $200

  • Lot 4436  

    SICILY, Syracuse, reign of Hiketas, (288-279 B.C.), AE 22, (8.37 grams), obv. bust of youthful ...

    Estimate $150