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Nomos 8

22 October 2013
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 350 CHF
Hammer Price:  750 CHF
Lot 143

THESSALY, Thessalian League. Third quarter of the 1st century BC. Drachm (Silver, 17mm, 4.12 g 12), Aga.... Helmeted head of Athena to right; above, ΑΓΑ. Rev. ΘΕΣ / ΣΑ-ΛΩ-Ν Bridled horse prancing right. BCD 1387. SNG Copenhagen 309. Unusually nice and well-centered. Virtually as struck.


From a northern European collection and from the BCD collection, Triton XV, 3 January 2012, 892.3.

The die cutter responsible for this issue must have produced dies at a terrific rate of speed: this piece and the one that appeared as BCD 1387 were struck from dies that are almost exactly the same and only differ by very slight variants in positioning.

Online bidding closes: 22 Oct 2013, 00:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 12 Jul 2025, 03:39:19 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:750 CHF
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