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Nomos 23

30 November 2021
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Serene Kyrene horseman, from the Stack Collection

Estimate: 32500 CHF
Hammer Price:  46000 CHF
Lot 185
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KYRENAICA. Kyrene. Circa 331-322 BC. Hemistater or Drachm (Gold, 15 mm, 4.30 g, 6 h). KYPA Youth, half draped, riding horse trotting to right, holding the reins in his right hand and resting his left on the horse's neck. Rev. K-Y/P-A/N-A Silphium plant. BMC 124a. Naville 38. Very rare. Well-centered, toned and very well-struck: an unusually attractive example. Extremely fine.

Sold on behalf of the Compagnie Bancaire Helvétique, Switzerland, and from the Lawrence R. Stack Collection, Stack's, 14 January 2008, 2267.

The rider is shown here at what was probably the end of a race, riding slowly to calm his horse down after his exertions. The way he is rubbing the horse's neck with his left hand makes the affection the rider has for his horse very clear.

Online bidding closes: 30 Nov 2021, 08:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 28 Jun 2025, 08:00:23 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:46000 CHF
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