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Nomos 20

10 July 2020
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 1750 CHF
Hammer Price:  2800 CHF
Lot 8

CELTIC, Northeast Gaul. Treveri. Late 2nd century BC. Quarter Stater (Gold, 14 mm, 1.82 g), "au triskèle" type. Trefoil-shaped triskeles within a dotted circle. Rev. Celticized horse running to right; above, wolf with open jaws running to right; below horse, trefoil-shaped triskeles. De La Tour 8864 (the Eburones). Dembski 318. D & T 110 (Valley of the Rhine). Flesche 251-2. Scheers 22, pl 6, 148 (Treveri?). Very rare, (with only 11 examples known) and intriguing. Minor marks, otherwise, good very fine.

From a Swiss collection ex Hauck & Aufhäuser 20, 16 October 2007, 2.

The somewhat "crocodilian-looking" wolf (the long legs make the identification sure) on the reverse was a symbol of wild ferociousness, appropriate to the tribes that struck this coin.

Online bidding closes: 10 Jul 2020, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 23 Apr 2024, 22:49:46 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:2800 CHF

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