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Nomos 19

17 November 2019
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich
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Estimate: 400 CHF
Hammer Price:  550 CHF
Lot 209

BAKTRIA, Indo-Greek Kingdom. Apollodotos II Soter Philopator Megas, circa 85-65 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27 mm, 9.75 g, 12 h). ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΜΕΓΑΛΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡOΣ ΚΑΙ ΦΙΛΟΠΑΤΟΡΟΣ ΑΠΟΛΛΟΔΟΤΟΥ Diademed and draped bust of Apollodotos to right. Rev. Maharajasa tratarasa Apaladatasa (in Kharosthi). Athena Alkidemos advancing to left, brandishing thunderbolt with her left hand and with a shield over her right arm; in field on the lower left, monogram. Bopearachchi 3B. HGC 12, 389. MIG 423a. SNG ANS 1570-72. Attractive, bright, lustrous and lightly toned. Struck from slightly worn dies, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From the Trausnitz Collection, ex Künker 43, 29 September 1998, 202.

Online bidding closes: 17 Nov 2019, 10:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 05:13:45 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:550 CHF

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