Auction 119 – 7 August 2022
Ancient and World Coins
Su, 07.08.2022, from 5:00 PM CEST
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Description
★ Pedigreed From 1908 ★
SICILY. Gela. GOLD 1 1/3 Litrai - Tetradrachm (Circa 406-405 BC).
Obv: Forepart of the river-god Gelas left.
Rev: ΣΩΣIΠΟΛIΣ.
Head of Sosipolis right, wearing ampyx, sphendone and necklace.
Jenkins, Gela, 494.7 (this coin, O103/R201); Rizzo pl. XIX, 7; SNG ANS 104; HGC 2, 335.
Extremely rare. From the collection of Prof. Carlo Stiavelli, Santamaria (6 April 1908), 148; ex Merzbacher (1909), lot 2487; Merzbacher (1910), lot 215; Naville IV (1922), lot 247; Glendining & Seaby 2 (1929), lot 193; Numismatic Ars Classica 13 (1998), lot 293.
Condition: Good very fine.
Weight: 1.15 g.
Diameter: 12 mm.
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Bidding
| Price realized | 9'000 EUR 5 bids |
| Starting price | 6'000 EUR |
| Estimate | 7'500 EUR |
The auction is closed.
