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Nomos 9

21 October 2014
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 650 CHF
Hammer Price:  1000 CHF
Lot 110

THESSALY. Trikka. c. 440-400 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 16 mm, 2.87 g, 2 h). Youthful hero, Thessalos, nude but for cloak and petasos hanging over his shoulder, striding right, holding a band in both his hands around the head of the forepart of a bull moving right. Rev. Τ-ΡΙ-ΚΚ-Α-ΙΟΝ (retrograde, starting on the right at 3) Forepart of bridled horse to right, his head turned very slightly to front; all within very shallow incuse circle. Cf. Traité IV, 546. A very rare legend variant, not in BCD. Attractive and of good style. Extremely fine.

From the Höher collection.

Online bidding closes: 21 Oct 2014, 00:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 26 Apr 2024, 06:50:27 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:1000 CHF

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