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Nomos 32

The Anthony F. Milavic Collection e.o.
Zurich, 08 June 2024, 14:00 CEST

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Estimate: 2500 CHF
Hammer Price:  4400 CHF
Lot 510

KYRENAICA. Kyrene. Circa 525-480 BC. Drachm (Silver, 12 mm, 3.88 g, 5 h). Silphium fruit with point downwards. Rev. Hare standing to left; in the upper right field, silphium fruit; the whole within an irregular incuse square. BMC 21d and pl. V, 4 (once Gotha, but animal on the reverse identified as a gazelle). CGB 59, 2013, 138 (very similar but with two silphium fruits on the reverse with the hare). Extremely rare. With an endearing hare on the reverse. Toned and attractive. Good very fine.

From the Battos Collection.

Here we see a hare getting ready to nibble on a silphium fruit, a very realistic scene taken from nature.

Online bidding closes: 8 Jun 2024, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 16 Jul 2025, 10:20:00 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:4400 CHF
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