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Nomos 17

26 October 2018
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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NFA V 1978 lot 31

Estimate: 9000 CHF
Hammer Price:  11000 CHF
Lot 31

SICILY. Gela. Circa 490/85-480/75 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 19 mm, 8.65 g, 10 h). Nude and bearded warrior riding right on prancing horse; wearing high helmet and holding spear in his upraised right hand and the reins in his left. Rev. [C]E - ΛΑ (retrograde) Forepart of man-headed bull (Acheloös) to right. Jenkins, Gela 28 (O9/R11). Kraay-Hirmer 156 (same dies). A beautifully toned and sharply struck example. Slight traces of overstriking, otherwise, good extremely fine.

Ex Numismatic Fine Arts V, 23 February 1978, 31.

Online bidding closes: 26 Oct 2018, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 17:15:51 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:11000 CHF

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