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Nomos 13

7 October 2016
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Extremely rare and with an impressive pedigree

Estimate: 125000 CHF
Hammer Price:  130000 CHF
Lot 149

CIMMERIAN BOSPOROS, Pantikapaion. Circa 355-340 BC. Stater (Gold, 18mm, 9.09 g 2). Head of bearded Pan with goat’s ear and unkempt hair to left. Rev. Π - Α - Ν Griffin prancing on a grain ear to left, his head facing and holding a spear in his jaws (its shaft forming the crossbar of the Α), and with his right forepaw raised. Gulbenkian 580. Jameson 2144 (this coin). Prinkipo 166. SNG BM 855. Extremely rare. With a head of Pan of remarkably fine style, made with great elegance and delicacy. Some minor scrapes on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.


From the Black Sea Collection, from the Guermantes collection, Leu 86, 5 May 2003, 307 and from the collections of R. Jameson (sold privately by Dr. J. Hirsch) and the Grand Duke Alexander Michailovitch (sold privately by Spink).

Online bidding closes: 7 Oct 2016, 11:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 25 Apr 2024, 04:03:56 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:130000 CHF

Pre-Bidding closes on 7 Oktober 2016 at 11:00 CEST. Live bidding starts at 14:00 CET and is EXCLUSIVELY available on biddr. Separate registration is required.

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