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Lot 23. Sicyon Stater, chimaera walking left / dove flying, ex BCD, very rare

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Sicyon Stater, chimaera walking left / dove flying, ex BCD, very rare

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Bidding closed (Sunday, November 15th, 19:11:30 CET)
Current time: Tuesday, May 7th, 14:47:18 CEST

Price realised: CHF 1'000.00 (4 bids)
Approx. EUR 1'024.96 / USD 1'103.28 / GBP 880.01

High bidder: Bidder 3

eAuction #42, Lot 23. Estimate: CHF 1'000.00

Sicyon, Sicyonia. AR Stater (23-25 mm, 11.80 g), c. 431-400 BC.
Obv. Chimaera moving left on ground line, right paw raised; below, ΣE.
Rev. Dove flying left with wings open above and below, B above tail; all within olive wreath.
BCD Peloponnesos 187 (this coin); BMC 22 and 48 var.

Very rare, apparently the only other specimen comes from the Myron hoard. Crystallized surfaces, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From the BCD collection and ex LHS 96 (2006), 187.




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