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Nomos 4

10 May 2011
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 325 CHF
Hammer Price:  1100 CHF
Lot 1356

THESSALY, Trikka. Later 5th century BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 0.58 g 6). Youthful bare male head to right. Rev. ΤΡ - ΙΚ Forepart of horse to right; all within shallow incuse. Cf. CNG MBS 82, 2009, 481 (apparently the same dies, but otherwise seemingly unpublished,. Extremely rare and the finest example known. A coin of lovely style, very well struck. Some slight surface roughness, otherwise, extremely fine.


A note from BCD: The Christodoulos forgery of this type is illustrated by Svoronos in his article, “C. Christodoulos et les faussaires d’Athènes”, JIAN 20, 1920, pl. G, 188 (obverse) and 187 (reverse).

Online bidding closes: 10 May 2011, 14:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 23:35:43 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:1100 CHF

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