Leu Numismatik AG > Auction 15Auction date: 1 June 2024
Lot number: 164

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Lot description:


KYRENAICA. Kyrene. Circa 525-480 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 10 mm, 2.00 g, 12 h), Attic standard. Silphion fruit. Rev. Incuse square bisected by a vertical line, with the left portion further divided by two lines into three compartments, and the right portion divided by a single line into two. BMC 7-8 var. (differing reverse incuse). Buttrey, Coins, 46-48. BMFA -. SNG Copenhagen -. Extremely rare and unusually attractive for this very difficult early issue. Slightly rough and with minor deposits on the reverse, otherwise, very fine.


From a Swiss collection, formed before 2005.

Estimate: 500 CHF