Auction 3096 – 25 - 27 March 2021
The Paramount Collection - Ancient and World Coins
Part 1: Th, 25.03.2021, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 2: Fr, 26.03.2021, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 3: Sa, 27.03.2021, from 7:00 PM CET
The auction is closed.
Part 2: Fr, 26.03.2021, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 3: Sa, 27.03.2021, from 7:00 PM CET
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Description
PHOENICIA. Tyre. Ca. 425-394 BC. AR shekel (25mm, 13.18 gm, 8h). NGC Choice XF 2/5 - 3/5. Uncertain king. Bearded deity (Melqart?), bow and arrow in left hand, reins in right, riding winged hippocamp right above waves; dolphin swimming right below, all in guilloche border / Owl standing right, head facing, flail and crook over shoulder; guilloche border. HGC 10, 315. Betlyon 17. Lockett 3226 (this coin). Deep cabinet toning with violet hues. From the Paramount Collection. Ex Hess-Divo 289 (24 October 20001), lot 31; Lockett Collection (Glendining, Part XII, 21 February 1961), lot 2675; Seltman Collection (Sotheby's, 7 July 1921), lot 327
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Bidding
| Price realized | 6'000 USD |
| Starting price | 21 USD |
| Estimate | 1'000 USD |
The auction is closed.
