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Nomos 16

10 May 2018
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 3750 CHF
Hammer Price:  5200 CHF
Lot 28

SICILY. Gela. Circa 490/85-480/75 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 18 mm, 8.73 g, 12 h). Bearded horseman, nude, riding right, brandishing spear in his upraised right hand. Rev. CΕ-Λ-Α Forepart of man-headed bull to right. Jenkins 7. SNG ANS 4. SNG Lloyd 956. A coin of the finest style. Reverse very slightly off-center, and some very minor marks, otherwise, extremely fine.

Ex Nomos 13, 7 October 2016, 122, from a Swiss collection, ex SKA Monetarium FPL 55, Spring 1991, 16, from the Hunt Collection, II, Sotheby’s 21 June 1990, 228 and ex Numismatic Fine Arts VI, 27 February 1979, 48.

The very early Gela didrachms were of the finest style, and this is no exception. A very well-centered example from these dies recently sold for €15000 (Tradart, 2014, 34).

Online bidding closes: 10 May 2018, 05:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 16 Apr 2024, 22:24:27 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:5200 CHF

Pre-Bidding closes on 10 Mai 2018 at 5:00 CEST. Live bidding starts at 14:00 CET and is EXCLUSIVELY available on biddr. Separate registration is required.

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