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Nomos 22

22 June 2021
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 1250 CHF
Hammer Price:  1100 CHF
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CALABRIA. Tarentum. Circa 240-228 BC. Nomos (Silver, 19 mm, 6.63 g, 11 h), struck under the magistrates Xenokrates and So.... ΞΕ-ΝΟΚΡΑ/Τ-ΗΣ Armored cavalryman, riding horse moving to left, raising his right hand in salute and turning his bearded and laureate head to face the viewer; in upper field to right, monogram and pileus. Rev. ΤΑΡΑΣ Phalanthos, nude, riding dolphin to left, his body turned slightly back to right, holding a trident over his right shoulder in his right hand and holding his drapery in his upraised left; to right, monogram of ΣΩ; below, waves and cuttlefish. HN III 1058. SNG ANS 1258. Vlasto 957. Boldly struck with ambitiously impressive types. Some surface marks, otherwise, extremely fine.

From a Swiss Collection in Ticino, formed prior to 2005.

Online bidding closes: 22 Jun 2021, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 23:05:53 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:1100 CHF

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