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Nomos 33

The Jonathan H. Kagan Collection
Zurich, 09 June 2024, 14:00 CEST

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Estimate: 6500 CHF
Hammer Price:  40000 CHF
Lot 1476

KYRENAIKA. Kyrene. Circa 525-480 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 23 mm, 17.22 g, 6 h). Silphium plant with four leaves (two on each side), three flowers (one at the top and one between each pair of leaves), and two fruits flanking the stem. Rev. Gorgoneion facing with protruding tongue; all in a linear border within an incuse square. Asyut 825 (this coin). BMC 10. Extremely rare. Very fine.

From the Collection of Jonathan H. Kagan, ex Numismatic Fine Arts 30, 8 December 1992, 184, Numismatic Fine Arts 22, 1 June 1989, 384, and from the Asyut Hoard of 1969.

Online bidding closes: 9 Jun 2024, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 14 Sep 2025, 20:59:44 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:40000 CHF
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