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Nomos 20

10 July 2020
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 5000 CHF
Hammer Price:  5000 CHF
Lot 257

CYPRUS. Salamis. Nikodamos, circa 460-450 BC. Stater (Silver, 20 mm, 11.06 g, 11 h). 𐠗𐠭𐠍𐠛 𐠩-𐠔𐠐đ Ș𐠞 (= 'pa-si-le-wo-se / ni-ko-da-mo', [Of the King Nikodamos], in retrograde Cypriote syllabary) Ram recumbent to right; above, askos with its handle to left. Rev. Ram's head to right; above, sprouting barley grain; below, ivy sprig. Kunstfreund 169 (same dies, and there termed unique). Masson-Amandry p. 33 and pl. II, 4-5. Extremely rare and of particularly fine style. Test cut on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

From a European collection formed prior to 2005.

Online bidding closes: 10 Jul 2020, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 15:42:57 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:5000 CHF

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