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Nomos 20

10 July 2020
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 3500 CHF
Hammer Price:  8000 CHF
Lot 255

CYPRUS. Lapethos. Sidqmelek, circa 450-425 BC. Stater (Silver, 22 mm, 11.08 g, 2 h). 'King of Lapethos' (in Phoenician) Head of Athena to left, wearing a Corinthian helmet with a crest, a disc earring and a pearl necklace. Rev. 'Sidqmelek' (in Phoenician) Head of Athena facing, wearing a double-crested helmet and a necklace of large pearls; all within an incuse square. BMC 7-9 (same dies). Traité II 1363 = pl. CXXXVI, 14 (same dies). Tziambazis 48 (same dies). A splendid, well-struck and clear example, one of the finest known. Minor marks, otherwise, extremely fine.

From a European collection formed in the early 2000s.

Online bidding closes: 10 Jul 2020, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 8 May 2024, 17:31:49 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:8000 CHF

Pre-Bidding closes on 10 Juli 2020 at 10:00 CEST. Live bidding starts at 14:00 CET and is EXCLUSIVELY available on biddr. Separate registration is required.

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