MDC Monnaies de Collection
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ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
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37
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ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
See original version (French)
Estimate €300
Voluntary lot
Description
ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
Sicily, Syracuse, Hiero I (477–466 BC). Obol ND (478–467 BC), Syracuse.
Obverse: Head of Arethusa facing right, with a pearl necklace in her hair.
Reverse: Four-spoked wheel.
HGC 2, 1371 – SNG Cop.627 – Boehringer 370a; Silver – 0.6 g – 12 mm – 6 h
From CGB (bgr_275486) and previously from Gorny in April 1990.
This type would inspire Marseille’s early coinage featuring a wheel. Beautifully struck with a light patina showing golden highlights. Superb.
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