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Nomos 12

22 May 2016
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Overstruck on a contemporary Hemidrachm from Argos

Estimate: 500 CHF
Hammer Price:  750 CHF
Lot 83

CRETE. Polyrhenion. Circa 320-270 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 17 mm, 2.70 g, 2 h). ΠΥΘΟΔΩΡΟΥ Head of Artemis Diktynna (?) to left, wearing triple pendant earring, pearl necklace and with her hair bound up and tied into a sakkos ornamented with stars at the back. Rev. [ΠΟΛ] Bull’s head facing, with fillets hanging from its horns. Le Rider pl. XXVIII, 37. Stefanakis, Πολυρρήνια, 25 (same dies). Svoronos p. 278, 15 and pl. XXVI, 4. An attractive piece, clear and well-struck. Overstruck on a contemporary hemidrachm from Argos. Good very fine.

From the Brünn Collection, acquired in Italy prior to World War I.

Online bidding closes: 22 May 2016, 03:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 29 Mar 2024, 11:15:30 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:750 CHF

Pre-Bidding closes on 22 Mai 2016 at 3:00 CEST. Live bidding starts at 14:00 CET and is EXCLUSIVELY available on biddr. Separate registration is required.

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