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Nomos 22

22 June 2021
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 700 CHF
Hammer Price:  1400 CHF
Lot 167

LESBOS. Mytilene. Circa 377-326 BC. Hekte (Electrum, 10.5 mm, 2.54 g, 12 h), c. 340. Youthful head of Dionysos to right, wearing ivy wreath. Rev. Bearded head of Silenos facing, with wild locks of hair and two animal ears; in the lower left field, bunch of grapes; all within a square linear frame in a shallow incuse square. Bodenstedt 90 (dies -/γ). A very attractive, nicely toned and pleasing piece, with heads of Dionysos and Silenos of the finest late Classical style; rare with the bunch of grapes on the reverse. About extremely fine.

From a Swiss collection.

Online bidding closes: 22 Jun 2021, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 29 Mar 2024, 00:27:48 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:1400 CHF

Pre-Bidding closes on 22 Juni 2021 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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