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Nomos 7

15 May 2013
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 6000 CHF
Hammer Price:  7500 CHF
Lot 40

MACEDON, Neapolis. Circa 500-480 BC. Stater (Silver, 8.94 g). Facing head of a Gorgon with protruding tongue. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. SNG Ashmolean 2320. SNG ANS 400. SNG Copenhagen 223. A very sharply struck and well centered piece. Slightly granular surface. Extremely fine.


From the Spina Collection, ex Triton V, 15 January 2002, 1267.

The gorgon head on the obverse of this coin was apotropaic in nature: its glare was meant to keep harm away. The early coinage of Neapolis must have been struck in considerable numbers as a way of harnessing the wealth derived from the city’s nearby silver mines.

Online bidding closes: 15 May 2013, 00:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 18 Apr 2024, 14:12:00 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:7500 CHF

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