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Session Five - Tuesday, February 14th 10:00am PST
Enlargement
1730 Caria, Knidos. Silver Drachm (6.21 g), ca. 465-449 BC
. Forepart of roaring lion right.
Reverse:
Head of Aphrodite right within incuse square.
Cahn 75 (V37/R55); SNG Keckman 130 (same dies); Karl 222-4. Lovely antique cabinet toning.
Choice Very Fine
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Estimate Value .............................................................................................................................................................................$700 - 800
Enlargement
1731 Caria, Knidos. Silver Drachm (5.90 g), ca. 465-449 BC
. Forepart of roaring lion right.
Reverse:
Head of Aphrodite right within incuse square.
Cahn 80 (V38/R53); SNG Keckman 1302 (same dies); Karl 222-4 (same rev. die). Nicely toned.
Very Fine
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Estimate Value .............................................................................................................................................................................$400 - 500
The Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in 1985.
Enlargement
1732 Caria, Knidos. Silver Tetradrachm (15.01 g), ca. 395-380 BC
. [K]-N[I] flanking neck, Head of Aphrodite Euploia left, hair in ampyx and
sphendone, wearing single-pendant earring and necklace; behind, prow left.
Reverse:
Forepart of lion left; below, magistrate' s name:
TA
Y
EO[
]; all within incuse square. Hecatomnus 7a (A3/P7) = Jameson 1535 (this coin). Beautiful fine style struck in high relief. Natural old cabinet
tone.
About Extremely Fine
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Estimate Value ....................................................................................................................................................................... $2,000 - 2,500
From the Hanbery Collection; Purchased privately from F. Kovacs in 1988. Ex NFA Winter MBS (18 December 1987), 345; NFA IV (24 March 1977),
300; R. Jameson Collection; Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge (2 May 1905), 300.