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live November 16 | 10:00 AM
De Zwaan Amsterdam

4828 - A rare Lydia 1/3 Electronstater coin, ca. 650–610 BCE, with a lion’s head on the obverse and a rectangular incusum on the reverse. This coin is considered one of the earliest minted coins. Provenance: Munthandel G. Henzen, Amerongen. Private Dutch collection, Wassenaar.

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€300

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Estimation

€300 - 500

Sale fees

32.5%

A rare Lydia 1/3 Electronstater coin, ca. 650–610 BCE, with a lion’s head on the obverse and a rectangular incusum on the reverse. This coin is considered one of the earliest minted coins. Provenance: Munthandel G. Henzen, Amerongen. Private Dutch collection, Wassenaar. Ref. SNG. van Aulock 2688; Weidauer 86; Rosen Collection 656. [1]

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Auction details

Archaeological and Pre-Columbian Art
Monday, November 16
10:00 AM
Keizersgracht 474
1017 EG Amsterdam, Netherlands

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De Zwaan Amsterdam +31 2 06 22 04 47 info@dezwaan.nl
On Drouot for 1 year avec More than 18,000 lots published

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