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Nomos 23

30 November 2021
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 2000 CHF
Hammer Price:  4200 CHF
Lot 169
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BAKTRIA, Pre-Seleukid Era. Sophytes, circa 305-294 BC. Drachm (Silver, 16 mm, 3.54 g, 6 h), uncertain mint in the Oxus Region. Male head to right, wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with a laurel wreath on the bowl and a wing on the cheek guard. Rev. ΣΩΦΥΤΟΥ Rooster standing to right; in field to left, kerykeion. Cf. Bopearachchi, Sophytes 3 (hemidrachm). HGC 12, 14. SNG ANS 21-4. Attractive and well-struck on good metal. Some slight traces of corrosion and with the obverse struck slightly off-center, otherwise, extremely fine.

Online bidding closes: 30 Nov 2021, 08:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 19:00:38 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:4200 CHF

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