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Nomos 21

21 November 2020
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 4500 CHF
Hammer Price:  3600 CHF
Lot 234

CYPRUS. Salamis. Evagoras I, circa 411-374 BC. Stater (Silver, 21 mm, 11.15 g, 9 h). [E u fa go ro], (in Cypriot syllabic script) Head of bearded Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. Ba - si le fo se eu (in combined Cypriot and Greek letters) He-goat with long horns and beard seated right on dotted ground line. Cf. BMC 55 and BMFA 2144 (without the kerykeion on the reverse). Masson & Amandry Be. 4 = Kunstfreund 226 (same dies). A very rare variety. Of excellent style and sharply struck. Struck on a slightly short flan and with some die rust, otherwise, extremely fine.

From a Dutch collection, formed late in the previous century.

Online bidding closes: 21 Nov 2020, 11:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 24 Apr 2024, 09:42:56 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:3600 CHF

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