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Nomos 17

26 October 2018
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 15000 CHF
Hammer Price:  19000 CHF
Lot 124

BOEOTIA. Thebes. Circa 425-395 BC. Stater (Silver, 21 mm, 11.83 g). Boeotian shield; at the center, countermark of a pellet within a circular indent. Rev. Θ - Ε The infant Herakles seated facing, nude and with his head turned to right, strangling two serpents; in field to left, bow; in field to right, club. BCD Boiotia 455, Gulbenkian 503, and SNG Copenhagen 303 (all struck from the same reverse die). Rare. Well-struck, clear and lightly toned. One of the finest examples of this type known. Nearly extremely fine.

From an English collection formed in the 1990s, ex G. Hirsch Nachf. 167, 26 September 1990, 334.

Online bidding closes: 26 Oct 2018, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 6 Oct 2025, 21:22:33 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:19000 CHF
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