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Nomos 19

17 November 2019
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich
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Estimate: 15000 CHF
Hammer Price:  60000 CHF
Lot 226

KYRENAICA. Barke in alliance with Teuchira. Circa 480-435 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 17.40 g, 2 h). Τ Silphium plant with two pairs of leaves and five umbels. Rev. ΒΑΡΚ (retrograde) Bearded head of Zeus-Ammon to right, with ram's horn over his ear; behind his neck to left, Τ; all within a border formed by two linear circles enclosing a circle of elongated dots. Cf. BMC 60e (Berlin). Extremely rare and of truly splendid early Classical style. A bright, attractive example, with an obverse legend sufficiently clear to ensure its attribution as an alliance issue. Only paralleled by the badly corroded piece in Berlin, BMC 60e. Sharply struck and clear. Extremely fine.

Online bidding closes: 17 Nov 2019, 10:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 24 Apr 2024, 14:37:55 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:60000 CHF

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