ANCIENT GREEK COINS
SICILY | Messana
CNG Triton XVI.5, Jan 16 2013
Lot 57 AR Drachm, 3.97g
ex Hirsch XV (1906), 1047
FROM THE AUCTION CATALOG
| House | Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, USA |
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| Date | January 16th, 2013 |
| Lot | 57 |
| Description | 445-439 BC. AR Drachm (17mm, 3.97 g, 11h). Charioteer driving biga of mules right; above, Nike flying right, crowning horses; olive leaf and berry in exergue / Hare springing right within wreath. Caltabiano Series IX, 387 (D175/R169); SNG ANS 347; SNG Copenhagen 409; BMC 32; Hunterian 9; Pozzi 486 (all from the same dies). VF, toned, minor porosity, a couple shallow cuts on obverse. From the Robert and Julius Diez Collection. Ex Gustav Philipsen Collection (Part I, J. Hirsch XV, 28 May 1906), lot 1047. |
| Issuer | SICILY | Messana |
| Metal | AR (Silver) |
| Denomination | Drachm |
| Weight | 3.97g |
| Estimate | 300 |
| Sold | 900 |
| Currency | USD |
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SICILY | Messana
CNG Triton XVI.5, Jan 16 2013
Lot 57 AR Drachm, 3.97g