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Nomos 21

21 November 2020
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 450 CHF
Hammer Price:  460 CHF
Lot 101

THRACE. Maroneia. Circa 189/8-49/5 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 33 mm, 15.13 g, 12 h), c. 150s. Head of youthful Dionysos to right, wearing taenia and ivy wreath, and with his hair partially knotted into a queue and partially falling down the back of his neck. Rev. ΔΙΟΝΥΣΟΥ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ ΜΑΡΩΝΙΤΩΝ Dionysos, nude, standing to left with cloak over his left arm, holding bunch of grapes in his right hand and narthex stalks in his left; at his feet to left, monogram of ΠΟ; and to right, ΛΕ. Schönert-Geiss 1275-1299. SNG Copenhagen 640. Toned and of a powerful, boldly executed late Hellenistic style. Nearly extremely fine.

From the collection of W. Belser, Zürich, prior to 1965, and that of his son, acquired in the early 1970s.

Online bidding closes: 21 Nov 2020, 11:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 11:36:33 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:460 CHF

Pre-Bidding closes on 21 November 2020 at 11:00 CET. Live bidding starts at 14:00 CET and is EXCLUSIVELY available on biddr. Separate registration is required.

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