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Nomos 19

17 November 2019
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich
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Estimate: 1250 CHF
Hammer Price:  3000 CHF
Lot 45

SICILY. Gela. Circa 450-440 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 27.5 mm, 16.84 g, 2 h). Male charioteer driving quadriga walking slowly to the right; above, Nike flying right to crown the horses; in exergue, [palmette with tendrils]. Rev. ϹΕΛΑΣ Forepart of man-headed bull to right. Jenkins 361 var (O69/R-, unrecorded reverse die). SNG ANS 66 (same obverse die). Very attractively toned, and with a reverse of great elegance, perfectly struck from a fresh die. Obverse struck off-center from a worn die, otherwise, virtually as struck.

From the Trausnitz Collection, ex Triton I, 2 December 1997, 210.

Online bidding closes: 17 Nov 2019, 10:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 02:57:07 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:3000 CHF

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