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Nomos 16

10 May 2018
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 400 CHF
Hammer Price:  480 CHF
Lot 51

SICILY. Syracuse. Hieron II of Syracuse in association with Ptolemy II Philadelphos of Egypt, c. 264/260 BC. Diobol (Bronze, 27 mm, 18.21 g, 7 h), in the style of contemporary standard Ptolemaic coinage from Alexandreia, Syracuse. Laureate head of Zeus right. Rev. Eagle, with spread wings, standing left on thunderbolt; in field to left, oval shield; to right, below wing tips, N. SNG Copenhagen 116. Svoronos 619. Wolf & Lorber, 'Western Greek' Style, group D. A very attractive, sharply struck example with a fine green patina. Extremely fine.

From a European collection dating from before 2005.

This type of ostensibly Ptolemaic bronze coinage, of distinctive style and fabric, can be certainly ascribed to Sicily since so many of the known examples have actually been found there, rather than in Egypt or its environs.

Online bidding closes: 10 May 2018, 05:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 23:59:26 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:480 CHF

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