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Nomos 17

26 October 2018
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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From the Levante collection

Estimate: 1250 CHF
Hammer Price:  1000 CHF
Lot 292

CILICIA. Ninica-Claudiopolis. Maximinus I Thrax, 235-238. Diassarion (Bronze, 25.5 mm, 10.13 g, 7 h). I-MP MAXIMINVS P I Laureate head of Maximinus to right. Rev. C-OL / CL-UΔ NINI-C Bearded male figure, probably Marsyas, nude and wearing a taenia and boots, standing to left, raising his right hand in salute and holding, with his left, a wineskin over his left shoulder. BMC 7 var. SNG Levante Suppl. 169 (this coin). SNG Paris 794 var. SNG von Aulock 5778 (same dies). A remarkably fine and clear example, with a lovely olive green patina. About extremely fine.

From the Vineyard Collection, ex Triton VII, 13-14 January 2004, 782, and from the collection of E. Levante.

For an explanation for the appearance of Marsyas on this coin, see above, the note to lot 287, a coin of Diadumenian from Deultum.

Online bidding closes: 26 Oct 2018, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 25 Apr 2024, 11:08:19 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:1000 CHF

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