Lot no. 67
ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
Cyclades Islands, Paros. Drachma ND (c.485-480 BC), Paros.
Goat right, kneeling on forelegs, with face. Dotted ground line.
Rv. Quadripartite hollow square.
Sheedy n° 105 = this copy ! - Pozzi 2807 - SNG Delepierre 2452 v. ; Silver - 6.14 g - 15.5 mm - 12 h
From a Jean Vinchon Numismatique, collection d'un éminent amateur sale, Monte-Carlo, 13 April 1985, No. 385 (Célendéris) then The Numismatic Auction 3, New York, 1 December 1985, No. 106 from the collection of a European Connoisseur (formed before 2002).
NGC Ch XF* 5/5 5/5 (8237652-006).
High quality strike on a regular silver ingot, in high relief. The right side reveals the details of the bearded, almost androcephalic goat (billy goat?) with dotted horns. Nice patina and interesting pedigree. Superb.
* Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.
* Following Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of April 5, 2022, implemented in national law from 01/01/2025, buyers from within the EU have to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.
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