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Nomos 4

10 May 2011
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 1750 CHF
Hammer Price:  17000 CHF
Lot 1301

THESSALY, Pherai. Circa 460-440 BC. Drachm (Silver, 6.08 g 12). The hero Thessalos, nude but for petasos hanging down his back from string around his neck, walking right, holding a band in both his hands around the head of of a bull rushing to right. Rev. Φ-Ε-R-Α Bridled horse trotting to left, with trailing rein; to right, lion’s head fountain spout with water pouring from its jaws; all within incuse square. BMC 2 (same dies, but inscription misread). Very rare. Toned and attractive, but with slightly rough surfaces, one of the finest known early drachms of Pherai. Extremely fine.


Ex Hess 253, 8 March 1983, 165 (CHF 15,000).

Online bidding closes: 10 May 2011, 14:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 20 Apr 2024, 06:22:40 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:17000 CHF

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