Auction XIX – 26 - 27 March 2020
The William Stancomb Collection, Celtic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, British and...
Part 1: Th, 26.03.2020, from 11:00 AM CET
Part 2: Fr, 27.03.2020, from 11:00 AM CET
The auction is closed.
Part 2: Fr, 27.03.2020, from 11:00 AM CET
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Description
★ Unique and Unpublished ★
Pisidia, Selge AR Stater. Circa 300-190 BC. Two wrestlers beginning to grapple with each other; ΛΛ between legs / Herakles standing right, with splayed legs, holding club, lion-skin over arm; ΣEΛΓEΩN to left. SNG Copenhagen -; SNG von Aulock -; SNG France -; Stack's, September 2008, 618; Triton IX, 971. 10.82g, 25mm, 11h.
Extremely Fine; lustrous. Unpublished in the standard references, and Extremely Rare.
Acquired from Auktionshaus H. D. Rauch GmbH.
An interesting transitional issue pairing an obverse die from the earlier series (reverse in a square pelleted border) with a reverse from the later series (reverse in a circular pelleted border).
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Bidding
| Price realized | 3'200 GBP |
| Starting price | 1'800 GBP |
| Estimate | 3'000 GBP |
The auction is closed.
