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Nomos 25

20 November 2022
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 4250 CHF
Hammer Price:  5000 CHF
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LUCANIA. Metapontum. Circa 340-330 BC. Didrachm or nomos (Silver, 21.5 mm, 7.54 g, 7 h). Head of Demeter to right, weaing pendant earring and pearl necklace, wreathed with grain ears and with veil hanging over the back of her head; below chin, [AΠ]. Rev. META Grain ear with leaf to left; above leaf, mouse to left; below leaf, [Φ]. HN III 1570. Johnston Class A, 8.9 (same dies). SNG ANS 419 (same dies). Struck from an obverse die of exceptionally fine style; nicely toned. Scattered porosity, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From a European collection, acquired in the 1980s.

The head of Demeter on the obverse is clearly based on Euainetos's head of Arethusa, produced in Sicily some sixty years earlier.

Online bidding closes: 20 Nov 2022, 09:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 25 Apr 2024, 19:35:35 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:5000 CHF

Pre-Bidding closes on 20 November 2022 at 9:00 CET. Live bidding starts at 14:00 CET and is EXCLUSIVELY available on biddr. Separate registration is required.

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