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Nomos 23

30 November 2021
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Remnant of an unhappy but fateful marriage

Estimate: 3000 CHF
Hammer Price:  3200 CHF
Lot 208
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Mark Antony and Octavia, 39 BC. Cistophoric Tetradrachm (Silver, 29 mm, 11.93 g, 11 h), Ephesos. M ANTONIVS IMP•COS•DESIG•ITER ET•TERT Head of Antony to right, wearing ivy wreath; below, lituus; all within an ivy wreath. Rev. III•VIR• / R•P•C• Small draped bust of Octavia to right above cista mystica; both flanked by interlaced serpents with erect heads. BMC 133. Cohen 2. CRI 262. RPC 2201. Attractively toned. About extremely fine.

From a European collection, ex Numismatica Ars Classica 100, 29 May 2017, 1673 and Sternberg XXVI, 16 November 1992, 263.

Online bidding closes: 30 Nov 2021, 08:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 15:27:51 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:3200 CHF

Pre-Bidding closes on 30 November 2021 at 8:00 CET. Live bidding starts at 14:00 CET and is EXCLUSIVELY available on biddr. Separate registration is required.

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