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Nomos 8

22 October 2013
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 500 CHF
Hammer Price:  650 CHF
Lot 175

IONIA. Uncertain. Circa 600-550 BC. 1/24 Stater (Electrum, 6 mm, 0.60 g). Calf’s head to right. Rev. Quadripartite incuse square of millsail pattern. Rosen 328. SNG von Aulock 7774. Attractive and clear. About extremely fine.

From a northern European collection.

The head on the obverse of this coin is often termed that of a lion, but the rounded features and very large eye look remarkably bovine and it seems much more likely to be that of a calf.

Online bidding closes: 22 Oct 2013, 00:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 25 Apr 2024, 09:40:19 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:650 CHF

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