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ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
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801
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ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
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Estimate €7,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
Cyclades (islands of), Paros. ND drachma (c. 530–515 BC), Paros.
Obverse: Goat on the right, kneeling on its front legs, the right foreleg folded and the head thrown back. External grene.
Reverse: Quadripartite reised square.
HGC 6, 646 – Sheedy Class Bii, Group 4, 40a (O84/R110) = this specimen!; Silver – 6.03 g – 14 mm – 12 h
From the William H. Birkinshaw collection, Leu auction 38, 13 May 1986, lot 91, then Hess-Divo 283, 10 May 2000, lot 80, then the Triton IV sale, 5 December 2000, lot 215.
NGC XF* 5/5 4/5 (8769657-006).
On an oblong silver ingot, with the goat and the square incus fairly well centred. A fine example of the style from the last quarter of the 6th century! Light grey patina with golden highlights. Superb.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, buyers from within the EU are required to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, successful bidders from within the EU will also be required to pay 5.5% VAT on this lot.
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