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Nomos 30

6 November 2023
Zunfthaus zur Saffran

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Estimate: 700 CHF
Hammer Price:  5500 CHF
Lot 1114

SICILY. Syracuse. Timoleon and the Third Democracy, 344-317 BC. Dilitron (Bronze, 26 mm, 17.30 g, 9 h), circa 339/8-334. [ΖΕΥΣ ΕΛΕ]ΥΘΕΡΙΟ[Σ] Laureate head of Zeus Eleutherios to left. Rev. Σ[ΥΡΑΚ]-ΟΣΙΩ-Ν Free horse prancing to left. AMB 499. Calciati 80 st 8. SNG ANS 533-541. Virzi 1511 (this coin. A lovely coin with types of the finest Classical style, and a lovely apple-green patina. Pit on the obverse on Zeus's neck, otherwise, good very fine.

From the Dr. Paul Peter Urone Collection and from the collections of A.D. Moretti, Triton III, 30 November 1999, 306 and T. Virzi, acquired prior to World War I.

The pit on the obverse is, truly, a serious fault, but the quality of the engraving is such that you somehow do not see it!

Online bidding closes: 6 Nov 2023, 09:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 6 Aug 2025, 07:16:45 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:5500 CHF
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