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Lot 1883 Sale 140 Ancient Gold - Greek

Zeugitana, Carthage, (c.300 B.C.), electrum stater, (7.39 g), obv. head of Tanit to left, crowned with wreath of corn, wearing earring with triple pendants and necklace, pellet before neck, dotted border, rev. free horse standing to right, pellet below belly, three dots below exergue line, dotted border, (cf.S.6456, Jenkins Group V No.284 (same dies), MAA 10, SNG Copenhagen -, Weber 8492 [same dies]). Good very fine and scarce.

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Lot 1884 Sale 140 Ancient Gold - Greek

Kings of Bosphoros, Rhescuporis II with Severus Alexander (AD 211-227), electrum stater, (7.75 g), of year 522 = A.D. 225-226, obv. BACI**LE*WC PHCKO**PORID*OC, diademed and draped bust to right of Rhescuporis, trident before, rev. laureate head to right of Severus Alexander, BK**F* (522) below (S.5484, Anokhin 642a, MacDonald 565/5, Frolova pg.213 B/b). Toned, good very fine - nearly extremely fine and rare.

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