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Nomos 9

21 October 2014
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 4000 CHF
Hammer Price:  Unsold
Lot 112

THESSALY, Trikka. c. 440-400 BC. Obol (Silver, 12mm, 0.92 g 3). Horse galloping to left. Rev. Τ]ΡΙ-Κ [ ΚΑΙ]Ω[Ν] Nymph (Hygieia) standing left. wearing long robes with her cloak over her head, her left hand at her waist and her right extended to left, holding a phiale with which she feeds a serpent to her left, coiled to right. BCD-. Extremely rare, if not unique. Somewhat rough surfaces but clear. Good very fine.


From the Höher collection.

This piece is very unexpected; it is apparently hitherto unknown and unpublished. Its one parallel comes from Larissa and is a horse obol with the reverse of Asklepios feeding a snake (as BCD 1116).

Online bidding closes: 21 Oct 2014, 00:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 2 Oct 2025, 21:01:52 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:Unsold
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