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Nomos 17

26 October 2018
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 175 CHF
Hammer Price:  220 CHF
Lot 279

PISIDIA. Ariassus. Caracalla, 198-217. Assarion (Bronze, 19.5 mm, 3.98 g, 7 h), c. 202-206. ΑΥΤ Κ Μ ΑΥ ΑΝΤΩΝΕΙΝΟ-C Laureate and draped bust of the youthful Caracalla to right. Rev. ΑΡΙΑC - CΕΩΝ Dionysos standing left, nude but for his boots and a cloak over his shoulders, holding staff with his left hand and pouring from a kantharos held in his right; to left, at his feet, panther kneeling left, his head turned back to right. SNG Paris 1380. SNG von Aulock 5003. Von Aulock, Pisidien I, 438-445 (same dies). A very attractive piece, with a pleasing portrait of the teenage Caracalla and a green patina. Nearly extremely fine.

From the Vineyard Collection, ex Kovaks, Internet List 11 December 2001, 1385/g.

Online bidding closes: 26 Oct 2018, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 25 Apr 2024, 14:21:09 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:220 CHF

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