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Obolos 17

20 December 2020
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Starting Price: 50 CHF
Hammer Price:  140 CHF
Lot 254

TROAS. Dardanos. Early 5th century BC. Obol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.69 g). Rooster standing to left. Rev. Cross-hatch design. Klein 303. SNG Ashmolean 1119. An interesting piece, well centered and lightly toned. Die-break on reverse, otherwise, very fine.



Dardanos used the cock as its symbol on its early coinage, perhaps because of that animal’s relation to the sunrise or because of a lost myth connecting it with the Dardanians, an ancient people who supposedly lived in this area and were closely connected to the Trojans (Tros was the grandson of their eponymous founder, Dardanos).

Online bidding closes: 20 Dec 2020, 17:07:00 CET Current Date & Time: 18 Apr 2024, 03:36:41 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:140 CHF by bidder816 (6 bids)
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