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Nomos 4

10 May 2011
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 225 CHF
Hammer Price:  3000 CHF
Lot 1353

THESSALY. Trikka. Circa 440-400 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 2.87 g, 10 h). Youthful hero, Thessalos, nude but for cloak and petasos hanging over his shoulder, striding right, but facing front; twisting, with both hands, a band around the head of the forepart of a bull, rushing to right. Rev. Τ - ΡΙ - ΚΚ - ΑΙ - ΩΝ (partially retrograde) Forepart of horse to right. Traité IV, 547, pl. CCXCI, 17 var. A rare variety. Nicely toned. Good very fine.

Ex Sternberg VI, 25 November 1976, 42 (CHF 1800).

This coin is clearly a bit later in date than the previous piece, but the pose is very similar. However, here we have a youth struggling with the bull; and the struggle is not as rough as the last, since our hero has not lost his hat!.

Online bidding closes: 10 May 2011, 14:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 10:03:16 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:3000 CHF

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