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Nomos 11

9 October 2015
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 500 CHF
Hammer Price:  850 CHF
Lot 3

CELTIC, Central Europe. Helvetii. Early 1st century BC. Cast unit (Potin, 18mm, 2.48 g), Zürcher Type. Thunderbolt. Rev. Mountain goat standing left, his head turned back to right. BMC G xxxiii, S 377. SLM 905 ff. Toned and uncleaned as found. Good very fine.


From a Swiss collection.

This is the first coin which can be ascribed to Zürich: a huge hoard of them, the so-called Potinklumpen, was found in Zurich in 1890 under the old stock exchange building at Bahnhofstrasse 3. That entire hoard is now in the Landesmuseum.

Online bidding closes: 9 Oct 2015, 08:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 03:32:30 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:850 CHF

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