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Nomos 38

Zurich, 31 May 2026, 14:00 CEST 

Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Limmatquai 54, 8001 Zurich
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Estimate: 500 CHF
Hammer Price:  800 CHF
Lot 409

KYRENAIKA. Kyrene. Ophellas, Ptolemaic Governor, second reign, 312-309 BC. Obol (Gold, 7 mm, 0.87 g, 3 h), struck under the magistrate Polyanthes, but unsigned. Bearded head of Zeus Ammon to left, with ram's horn above his ear. Rev. Female head (the nymph Kyrene?) to right, wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace. BMC -. Naville 143 (same dies). For another example struck from the same dies, see Nomos 35, (2025), 565. Extremely rare without the initials of the magistrate on the obverse. Some marks, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

Online bidding closes: 31 May 2026, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 19 Jun 2026, 23:10:33 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:800 CHF
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