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Nomos 3

10 May 2011
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 30000 CHF
Hammer Price:  34000 CHF
Lot 12

SICILY. Akragas. Circa 465/4-446 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 17.47 g, 7 h). ΑΚΡΑC - ΑΝΤΟC (partially retrograde) Eagle standing left with closed wings. Rev. Crab, with a shell that has the appearance of a human face, within a shallow circular incuse. Gulbenkian 161 (same dies). Jameson 2414 (this coin). SNG ANS 973 (same dies). SNG Lloyd 804 (same dies). A splendid piece, lightly toned. Extremely fine.

From the SF Collection, USA, and that of R. Jameson.

The crab’s shell on this coin has the appearance of a human face and is a typical example of how the Greeks could transform normal animals into quasi-mythological creatures. Other crabs from Akragas have been posited to have bucrania on them (as Gulbenkian 157-159).

Online bidding closes: 10 May 2011, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 29 Mar 2024, 12:28:24 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:34000 CHF

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