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Nomos 34

the Property of a Late Collector

Zurich, 13 October 2024, 16:00 CEST

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Estimate: 5000 CHF
Hammer Price:  8000 CHF
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LUCANIA. Metapontum. Circa 280 BC. Nomos or Didrachm (Silver, 21 mm, 7.71 g, 3 h), magistrate ΛΥ.... Head of Demeter to left, wearing wreath of grain ears, single pendant earring and necklace; behind head to right, ΔΙ. Rev. ΜΕΤΑ Six-grained barley ear with leaf to right; above leaf, spindle. Gillet 196 (this coin). Johnston D.1.1 = SNG Ashmolean 776. A particularly attractive example, with a head of Demeter of a calm and restrained style; toned. Minor marks, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

Property of a Late Collector, ex Tradart 12 December 1991, 17, and from the collection of C. Gillet (1879-1972), Monnaies et Médailles 54, 26 October 1978, 61.

Online bidding closes: 13 Oct 2024, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 21 Jun 2025, 06:48:14 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:8000 CHF
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