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Nomos 2

18 May 2010
Widder Hotel, Zürich
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Estimate: 4500 CHF
Hammer Price:  Unsold
Lot 101

ARKADIA, Tegea. Circa 350-330 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 2.82 g 12). Helmeted head of Athena Alea to right. Rev. ΤΕΓΕΑΤΑΝ The warrior Kepheos, nude but for helmet, striding right, holding dagger in his right hand and shield, ornamented with a griffin on the inside, with his left; on the ground below his feet, spear. BCD Peloponnesos 1730 (this coin). SNG Lockett 2531 = Pozzi 1960 = Traité 990 pl. CCXXVII, 28 (same dies). Very rare. Lightly toned, Very fine.


From the BCD Collection, LHS 96, 8 May 2006, 1730.

This is actually quite an incredibly rare coin: very few examples from this die pair are known, perhaps only three.

Online bidding closes: 18 May 2010, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 29 Mar 2024, 00:49:28 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:Unsold

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