| Noble Numismatics Pty Ltd > Auction 134 | Auction date: 21 November 2023 |
| Lot number: 3502 Price realized: 650 AUD (Approx. 427 USD / 391 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Thrace (Moesia Inferior), Istros, (400-350 B.C.), silver drachm (Sear stater), (5.57 g), obv. two young male heads facing, side by side, right inverted, left upright, rev. ISTPHI (sic), sea-eagle standing to left on dolphin to left, which it attacks with its beak, below eagle tail B, (cf.S.1669, SNG BMC 229 [same obverse die], Pick 426, SNG Stancomb 139-140, HGC 3, 1801). Attractively toned, nearly extremely fine, rare variety. Ex Del Parker, USA on March 25, 2001 and previously from Dmitry Markov from a Black Sea hoard c.2000. A similar example in this sale has the heads opposite to that above. Estimate: 500 AUD |  |
