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Nomos 30

6 November 2023
Zunfthaus zur Saffran

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Estimate: 250 CHF
Hammer Price:  2800 CHF
Lot 1118

SICILY. Syracuse. Agathokles, 317-289 BC. Litron (Bronze, 21 mm, 7.12 g, 12 h), circa 306/4-289. ΣΥΡΑΚΟΣΙΩΝ Diademed head of a youthful Herakles to right, with curly hair; behind, tripod. Rev. Lion standing right, raising his left foreleg; above, club to right; in the exergue, race torch with flame to right. Calciati 151 Ds 110/Rs 50/1 (same obverse die). HGC 2, 1465. SNG ANS 737 var. (torch flame to left). An interesting variant showing the young Herakles with curly hair, known only from a few dies. Well-centered and well-struck with a brown patina. Some minor roughness on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

From the Dr. Paul Peter Urone Collection, acquired from F. Kovacs.

Online bidding closes: 6 Nov 2023, 09:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 12 Sep 2025, 20:59:48 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:2800 CHF
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