Greek Silver & Bronze

Sale 64    12–13 Jul 2000   Dallas Brooks Centre   Melbourne

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Lot 2434       Greek Silver & Bronze

Estimate $2,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,000

SICULO-PUNIC, mint of the camp, (c.320-310 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.842 grams), obv. wreathed head of Persephone to right, wearing triple pendant earring and necklace, four dolphins swimming around, rev. horse's head to right, palm tree behind, Punic legend, 'S'MMHNT' below, border of dots, (cf.S.6434, Brussels Hirsch Collection 837 [same dies], Consul Weber Sale Hirsch No.21, 16th Nov. 1908, [lot 4669, same dies], Jenkins SNR 56, [Series 3a] 176 [same dies, O51/R156]). Bright, with full flan, extremely fine and very rare.

Ex Harlen J. Berk Ltd., Buy or Bid Sale, 109, June 18, 1999 (lot 161). This obverse die is unique to the series in that the obverse faces to the right and only exists for this die type. The reverse die has the head to the right, this and two other dies give the reverse legend 'S'MMHNT' which is also unique to the series.

Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.

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