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25 September 2024

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The Phillips Family Collection of Ancient Greek Coins

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№ 227

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25 September 2024

Hammer Price:
£44,000

Greek Coinages, Kyzikos: Stater, struck c. 450-400 under the Athenain Arche

Obverse: Hermes, wearing petasos and chlamys and holding caduceus, kneeling right, reaching into vase before him; tunny fish below

Reverse: quadripartite incuse square with granulated surfaces

Metal: electrum; Phokaic weight standard; 16.10g

References: Von Fritze 204; Boston 1551; Ashmolean –
Condition: Good very fine; struck from an obverse die of high artistry
£10,000-£15,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Phillips Family Collection of Ancient Greek Coins.

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Ex Prinkipo Hoard, 1930 (IGCH 1239)
Bt Spink, August 1941