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Nomos 34

the Property of a Late Collector

Zurich, 13 October 2024, 16:00 CEST

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Estimate: 1250 CHF
Hammer Price:  6000 CHF
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LUCANIA. Metapontum. Circa 425-350 BC. Obol (Bronze, 21 mm, 10.38 g, 6 h). Head of Nike to right, with her hair carefully rolled and wearing a pendant earring; below her neck, ΝΙΚ[Α]; behind her neck, Ο (= όβολός). Rev. Μ - Ε Six-grained ear of barley with leaf to right; in the field to left, herm to right. HN III 1641. Johnson, Bronze, 5. Laffaille 10. SNG Morcom 277. A remarkably fine example, very sharply struck, well-centered, with a lovely green-brown patina, and of fine style. Extremely fine.

Property of a Late Collector, ex Tradart 12 December 1991, 18 and Sternberg XI, 20 November 1981, 33 (and illustrated with an enlargement on pl. LIII).

Online bidding closes: 13 Oct 2024, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 27 Jun 2025, 06:39:41 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:6000 CHF
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