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Nomos 2

18 May 2010
Widder Hotel, Zürich
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Estimate: 4500 CHF
Hammer Price:  Unsold
Lot 82

SIKYONIA, Sikyon. Circa 370-360/50 BC. Stater (Silver, 12.34 g 6). Chimaera moving to left on ground line, right paw raised; below Chimaera, Σ Ε; in exergue, monogram of ΔΑ. Rev. Dove flying left with ΣΙΒΥΡ above wing; all within olive wreath tied at the right. BCD Peloponnesos 221.1 (same dies). Traité III 778, pl. CCXX, 20 (same dies). A rare variety. Bright and attractive. Reverse struck slightly off center, good extremely fine.


This is possibly the finest known example of the type. The name Sibyrtios (for the full spelling, see BCD 212) is an extremely uncommon one: the most famous individual we know of who bore it was a Cretan officer in Alexander’s army. He was made satrap of Arachosia and Gedrosia (now Pakistan) from c. 323 until at least 303. Another Sibyrtios is cited by Aristophanes as being the father of Cleisthenes, an unsavory character in the Acharnians of 425 BC. Neither of these can be the magistrate who signed this coin.

Online bidding closes: 18 May 2010, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 13:04:25 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:Unsold

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