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Nomos 13

7 October 2016
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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A beautiful Stater from Knossos, from the Hunt Collection

Estimate: 5000 CHF
Hammer Price:  5500 CHF
Lot 202

CRETE, Knossos. Circa 360-320 BC. Stater (Silver, 23mm, 10.92 g). Head of Demeter to right, wearing wreath of grain ears, pendant earring and pearl necklace. Rev. Cruciform labyrinth made of four swastikas with a rosette of five pellets at the center; in the angles, four incuse squares. Le Rider pl. VII, 4. SNG Delepierre 2340. Svoronos 45. Attractive dark patina. Very fine.


From the collection of N.B. Hunt, Part IV, Sotheby’s New York, 19 June 1991, 289, ex Bank Leu 2, 25 April 1972, 213.

Online bidding closes: 7 Oct 2016, 11:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 7 Jul 2025, 06:47:01 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:5500 CHF
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