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Phokis. Lot of fourteen silver triobols.

Currency:CHF Category:Coins & Paper Money / World Coins - World Start Price:1,200.00 CHF Estimated At:1,500.00 - 0.00 CHF
Phokis. Lot of fourteen silver triobols.
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Multiple Lots. Lot of fourteen silver Phokis triobols, 5th century BC. 462.1: AR 2.86 g., 2¢. 462.2: AR 2.87 g., 12¢. 462.3: AR 2.71 g., 11¢. 462.4: AR 2.91 g., 9¢. 462.5: AR 2.99 g., 4¢. 462.6: AR 2.99 g., 6¢. 462.7: AR 2.80 g., 6¢. 462.8: AR 2.86 g., 6¢. 462.9: AR 2.62 g., 9¢. 462.10: AR 2.96 g., 6¢. 462.11: AR 2.93 g., 6¢. 462.12: AR 2.87 g., 4¢. 462.13: AR 3.04 g., 9¢. 462.14: AR 2.94 g., 6¢. All with frontal bull’s head in various styles. Rev. Artemis to r. or l. in incuse square, letters F-O-K-I in the four corners of the square, not always and all visible. An attractive group with some rare types. The 4th coin slightly double struck on the obverse, the 6th off-centre and the 11th and 12th with obverse scrapes, otherwise mostly nicely toned and very fine or better. 462.1: Acquired from Spink’s, April 1997, for £ 450. Williams 4 (O.4 / R.4). Is Artemis really listening to her iPod here or is it only the die flaw mentioned by Williams on p. 72 of the corpus? 462.2: Williams 17 (O.12 / R.13). An archaic smile, or a smirk? 462.3: Ex Sternberg XII (18 November 1982) 153 (CHF 1’000). Williams 24 (O.18 / R.16). Lovely old collection toning but the writer could not find a pedigree. 462.4: Williams 67 (O.47 / R.40). A coin of Lilaia. The lack of the various reverse flaws mentioned by Williams suggests that this coin was struck quite early in the lifetime of this pair of dies. Rare and with a splendid portrait. 462.5: Ex Kölner Münzkabinett 88 (25 October 2007) 30 ( 240). The very slight double striking on the reverse but mainly the wear of this coin were the reasons for the favourable hammer price. Over the years, this collector has obtained some outstanding coins from this auction house that, in his opinion, is one of the most reputable firms in the business. Williams 80 (O.58 / R.47). 462.6: Acquired from Spink’s, November 1985, for £ 225 and from the collection of Hajo Zwager, Van Zadelhoff 14 October 1985, lot M 102. Williams 138 (O.99 / R.82). 462.7: Acquired from Münzen und Medaillen AG, October 1985, for CHF 400. Williams 148 (O.104 / R.89). 462.8: Williams - (O.- / R.99). 462.9: Williams - (O.- / R.111). The reverse die is at its earliest state (without the die flaws below the neck) and therefore this must be Williams pre 180. 462.10: Williams - (O.- / R.17). One more obverse die that was unknown to Williams is coupled with this old and precious reverse die, brought back to use thirty or so years after it was de-commissioned (see Williams p. 32). Even after retouching, this die still carries with it the aura of the splendid elegance imparted to it by its original engraver who must have been an outstanding artist in his time. 462.11: Williams 235 (O.164 / R.135). 462.12: Williams 241 (O.169 / R.139). 462.13: Williams 248 (O.174 / R.144). 462.14: Williams 259 (O.183 / R.152). A common coin but a handsome die combination that never fails to impress. This collector always thought of it as the “missing link” between the 5th and the 4th century coins of the Phokians. See Triton VI (14 January 2003) 247 for a recent appearance of this coin at auction.