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Nomos 24

22 May 2022
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 3250 CHF
Hammer Price:  9000 CHF
Lot 94
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BOEOTIA, Federal Coinage. Circa 225-171 BC. Drachm (Silver, 20 mm, 4.91 g, 4 h), Thebes. Laureate head of Poseidon to right. Rev. ΒΟΙΩΤΩΝ Nike standing to left, holding trident with her left hand and a wreath in her extended right; in field to left, monogram above Ξ. BCD 131 (same obverse die). SNG Blackburn 739. SNG Copenhagen 392. A superb piece of exceptionally fine quality: beautifully toned and of splendid Hellenistic style. Very possibly the finest known example of the series. Good extremely fine.

From a Swiss collection, ex Numismatica Genevensis SA 1, 27 November 2000, 88 and Monnaies et Médailles XIX, 5 June 1959, 420.

Online bidding closes: 22 May 2022, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 22:39:44 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:9000 CHF

Pre-Bidding closes on 22 Mai 2022 at 9:00 CEST. Live bidding starts at 14:00 CET and is EXCLUSIVELY available on biddr. Separate registration is required.

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