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Nomos 33

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

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Estimate: 1250 CHF
Hammer Price:  3200 CHF
Lot 1015

LUCANIA. Sybaris III. 453-448 BC. Triobol (Silver, 10 mm, 1.16 g, 11 h). MV (retrograde) Man-faced bull standing left, his head turned back to right. Rev. MV (retrograde) Acorn. HGC 1, 1558. HN III 2282 var. Nomos 29, 586 (same dies). H. R. Sternberg, "Die Silberprägung von Laos ca. 510-440 v. Chr.," Proceedings of the 8th International Congress of Numismatics New York - Washington 1973, cf. p. 158, 20 (same obverse die, but with a reverse die inscribed AΛ instead of MV), and p. 157, 16 (same dies, but with the legend ΛA on both sides). Extremely rare and finest of the two known examples, the other being from the Collection sans Pareille (Nomos 29, lot 586). A few small scratches and minor deposits on the reverse, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

From the Collection of Jonathan H. Kagan, ex New York Sale IV, 17 January 2002, 24.

For more information about this splendid coin, see the note to lot 586 of Nomos 29.

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