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Nomos 17

26 October 2018
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Pedigreed to 1974

Estimate: 2000 CHF
Hammer Price:  8500 CHF
Lot 161

ISLANDS OFF TROAS, Tenedos. Circa 100-70 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 33 mm, 15.76 g, 12 h). Janiform head composed of a laureate and bearded head of Zeus to left and a diademed head of Hera to right. Rev. ΤΕΝΕΔΙΩΝ Double axe; below, to left, monogram of ΓΑΥ and bunch of grapes; below, to right, owl standing left, head facing front. Callataÿ, Tenedos 114 (D21/R12), this coin. Rare. Toned. Minor marks including a die fault on the obverse, otherwise, good very fine.

From the Vineyard Collection, ex Künker 43, 29-30 September 1998, 124, Sotheby's, 8 October 1992, 1109, Vecchi FPL 12, nd, 29 and Numismatica, Wien, IV, 22 April 1974, 149.

Online bidding closes: 26 Oct 2018, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 4 Jun 2026, 17:10:23 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:8500 CHF
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