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5 November 2023
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Earliest Stiela litra!

Estimate: 1000 CHF
Hammer Price:  2200 CHF
Lot 654

SICILY. Stiela. Circa 450-430 BC. Litra (Silver, 14 mm, 0.74 g, 6 h), c. 400. Apollo, nude, standing left holding phiale in his right hand and branch in his left; to left, altar potent on step. Rev. ΣΤΙΕΛΑΝΑΙΟΝ Forepart of a man-headed bull to right. Buceti 1. HGC 1270. Manganaro, JNG XXXIV (1984), pl. 7, 90 (this reverse die). Rizzo pl. lx, 17 (this reverse die). Very rare; Toned. Very fine.

From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, and from the collection of A. D. Moretti, Triton III, 30 November 1999, 254.

Online bidding closes: 5 Nov 2023, 09:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 25 Jul 2025, 05:38:27 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:2200 CHF
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