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11 October 2020
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Starting Price: 125 CHF
Hammer Price:  550 CHF
Lot 219

EPEIROS. Ambrakia. Circa 360-338 BC. Stater (Silver, 22 mm, 8.27 g, 3 h). A Pegasus with curved wings walking to right. Rev. Head of Athena to left, wearing Corinthian helmet with a neck flap; before neck, Δ; to right, the infant Iacchos squatting facing, his right hand raised. Calciati 87. HGC 3.1, 212. Nicely toned. Obverse struck from the usual worn die, otherwise, good very fine.

From the Vineyard Collection, ex Spink Num. Circ. CX, August 2002, GK0638.

Iacchos was a minor deity said to be the son of Zeus and Demeter and was often identified with Dionysos, perhaps because of the homophony of the names Iacchos and Bacchus. He played a role in the Eleusinian festivals where he was the leader of the processions.

Online bidding closes: 11 Oct 2020, 15:49:30 CEST Current Date & Time: 25 Apr 2024, 02:22:49 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:550 CHF by LINGOES (9 bids)
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