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Nomos 37

Zurich, 16 November 2025, 14:00 CET

Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Limmatquai 54, 8001 Zurich

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Estimate: 2500 CHF
Hammer Price:  7000 CHF
Lot 208

KYRENAIKA. Kyrene. Circa 500-480 BC. Hemidrachm (Silver, 11 mm, 1.94 g, 9 h). Head of a bird (a heron?) with open bill to left; below bill, silphium fruit. Rev. Facing head of a lioness within incuse square. Unpublished, but cf. BMC, p. xxvii, 40a and pl. V, 11 (for the reverse only). SNG Copenhagen -. Extremely rare, and with an endearing bird on the obverse. Toned. Granular surfaces, otherwise, very fine.

From the Battos Collection.

Online bidding closes: 16 Nov 2025, 09:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 12 Apr 2026, 22:00:38 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:7000 CHF
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