Ancient Gold Coins - Greek
Lot 3155 SESSION 11 (9.30am Thursday 2nd April) Ancient Gold Coins - Greek
Estimate $40,000
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THRACE - TAURIC CHERSONESUS, Panticapaeum, (c.320 B.C.), gold stater, (9.10 grams), obv. head of bearded Silenus to left, with animal ear, wearing ivy wreath, rev. horned griffin with curved wings standing to left on an ear of corn, right foreleg raised, head facing, holding spear in jaws **P A N* around, (S.1693, SNG BM 867, Traite pl.353, 20; Kraay - Hirmer Pl.142, 440, Anokhin 109 Pl.3). A spectacular coin with minor surface scratches, well centred, otherwise extremely fine and very rare.
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