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Western Asia Minor – Uncertain mint. – Electrum Trite circa 600 BC. Geometrical form in the shape of a star with four arms divided in four part by a cross / Incuse rectangle with geometrical…
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Western Asia Minor Uncertain mint. Electrum Trite circa 600 BC. Geometrical form in the shape of a star with four arms divided in four part by a cross / Incuse rectangle with geometrical decorations dividing the surface in ten parts; within two parts, a globule. 4,64g. Konuk & Lorber fig. 14 (this coin); SNG Copenhagen 318; SNG Kayhan 697. Extremely fine. Provenance: Privately purchased from NGSA in April 2008. Baron Lorne Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. This is one of the earliest struck monetary types : a witness to the birth of coinage. The first coins bore no motifs, but geometric designs soon appeared, as on this trite, marking an intermediate stage before the introduction of figurative representations. This coin therefore perfectly illustrates that pivotal moment when engravers began to embellish coins, paving the way for the complex iconography that would soon characterize Greek coinage. Il s’agit de l’un des premiers types monétaires frappés: un véritable témoin de la naissance de la monnaie. Après l’apparition de flans lisses, furent rapidement introduits des motifs géométriques, comme ceux visibles sur ce trité, marquant une étape intermédiaire avant l’introduction des représentations figuratives. Cette monnaie illustre donc parfaitement ce moment charnière où les graveurs commencèrent à embellir les pièces, ouvrant la voie à l’iconographie complexe qui caractérisera bientôt le monnayage grec.
📋WESTERN ASIA MINOR

Western Asia Minor – Uncertain mint. – Electrum Trite circa 600 BC. Geometrical form in the shape of a star with four arms divided in four part by a cross / Incuse rectangle with geometrical…

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Lot Details

Lot #
34
Currency
CHF
Location
Genf, CH
Lot Ends
16 Nov 2026, 13:30:00
Auction Ends
16 Nov 2026, 13:30:00
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