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Nomos 22

22 June 2021
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 1750 CHF
Hammer Price:  22000 CHF
Lot 51
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SICILY. Segesta. Circa 412/0-400 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 25 mm, 8.40 g, 12 h). Hound standing to right, with three grain ears in the background. Rev. ΣEΓEΣΤΑΙΟΝ (retrograde) Head of the nymph Segesta to right, with her hair tied in sakkos. HGC 2, 1152. Hurter 195 (V61/R110). Rizzo pl. 62, 11 (same dies). SNG ANS 645 (same dies). SNG Lloyd 1187. SNG Oxford 1878 (same dies). A remarkably well-struck, well-centered, toned and most attractive example. Extremely fine.

From the Arethusa Collection, acquired in the 1980s and 1990s.

Online bidding closes: 22 Jun 2021, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 3 Jul 2025, 05:42:03 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:22000 CHF
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