Ancient Gold - Greek
Lot 3129 SESSION 7 (9.30AM THURSDAY 30TH JULY) Ancient Gold - Greek
Estimate $1,200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $850
LESBOS, Mytilene, 377-326 B.C., electrum hekte (2.53 g), obv. helmeted head of Athena three quarters facing, wearing triple-crested Attic helmet, earing and pearl necklace, rev. head of Hermes to right, chlamys around shoulders and petasos behind neck, all within linear square frame, (cf.S.4243, Bodenstedt 86 (dies -/h), HGC 6, 1012, SNG von Aulock 1709 and 7738, Traite II 2190 [same obv. die], SNG Cop. 319, Boston MFA 1733-4, Weber 5620). Very fine and rare.
Ex CNG Mail Bid Sale 70, September 21, 2005 (lot 227) with tickets.
Bodenstedt reports only 41 examples of this type from all dies. A similar example in a recent CNG Auction 114 realised $2750 + 20% US.
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