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Nomos 22

22 June 2021
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Unusual and unpublished stater of Side

Estimate: 800 CHF
Hammer Price:  2800 CHF
Lot 201
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PAMPHYLIA. Side. Circa 460-430 BC. Stater (Silver, 17 mm, 10.77 g, 6 h), c. 460-450. Pomegranate on a stem with a leaf on each side. Rev. Helmeted head of Athena to right, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with a wreath; to right, dolphin swimming upwards. Atlan -. SNG Paris - (but cf. 625). SNG von Aulock -. Nomos 19, 2019, 170 (same types and struck from the same reverse die). An unpublished variety, save its auction appearances. Very rare. With a highly sculptural obverse. Probably traces of overstriking on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine.



For the chronology of this piece, see the commentary to lot 170 of Nomos 19 in 2019.

Online bidding closes: 22 Jun 2021, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 2 Jul 2025, 03:38:14 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:2800 CHF
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