Ancient Gold Coins
Lot 3234 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Ancient Gold Coins
Estimate $900
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,250
MYSIA, Cyzicus, second period, (c.475 B.C.), electrum hekte on Phocaic standard (2.748 grams), obv. winged female figure in rapid motion to the left, head turned back, wearing stephane and chiton, holds tunny fish [off flan] on a cord, rev. quadripartite incuse punch mark (S.3821 [£750], SNG Von Aulock -, de Luynes (Paris collection) No.2431 [p.11, Pl.XCII], Von Fritze 121, Greenwell 59 [p.80, Pl.III, 9], BMC 26 [p.21, Pl.IV, 7], Boston -). Slightly off centred on the obverse, otherwise good very fine and very rare.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 71 (lot 4512).
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