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Nomos 19

17 November 2019
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich
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Estimate: 250 CHF
Hammer Price:  200 CHF
Lot 100

EUBOIA. Histiaia. Circa 3rd-2nd centuries BC. Tetrobol (Silver, 15 mm, 2.37 g, 3 h). Head of the nymph Histiaia to right, with her hair rolled and bound with a wreath of ivy leaves and berries, wearing a drop earring and a pearl necklace. Rev. ΙΣΤ[Ι] - ΑΙΕΩΝ Nymph seated to right on stern of galley, holding stylis in her left hand and resting her right on the deck; on the side of the stern, seven-rayed star; below, trident to right. BCD Euboia - (cf. 413). BMC 123. HGC 4, 1525. SNG Copenhagen 530. Struck from the same dies as CNG 49 (1999) 417. Attractive, fresh, clear, nicely toned, very well-centered and struck on a broad flan. An unusually fine example of this extensive issue, quite exceptional. Extremely fine.

From the Trausnitz Collection, ex Lanz 85, 26 November 1997, 150.

Online bidding closes: 17 Nov 2019, 10:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 16 Apr 2024, 18:23:49 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:200 CHF

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