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Electronic Auction 516

Lot nuber 30

WESTERN ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Late 6th-early 5th centuries BC. AR Obol(?) (8mm, 0.71 g).


Electronic Auction 516
Lot: 30.
 Estimated: $ 150

Fractions from the J. de Wilde and Herbert Cahn Collections, Silver

Sold For $ 1 600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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WESTERN ASIA MINOR, Uncertain. Late 6th-early 5th centuries BC. AR Obol(?) (8mm, 0.71 g). Archaic head (of Apollo?) left / Incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references. Deep iridescent tone, granular surfaces. Good VF. Beautiful portrait.

From the J. de Wilde Collection. Ex Herbert Cahn Collection (Numismatica Genevensis SA 7, 27 November 2012), lot 103 (part of).

A series of early coinage at Kolophon has a type similar to this issue (see below), but the style and weight of this piece suggest it is unrelated.

Closing Date and Time: 18 May 2022 at 10:09:40 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.