Bertolami Fine Arts

Auction 15  –  27 April 2015

Bertolami Fine Arts, Auction 15

A selection of Greek, Roman, Byzantine and World Coins

Mo, 27.04.2015, from 10:00 AM CEST
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Description

Campania, Didrachm, Cumae, c. 325-300 BC AR (g 7,42 mm 20 h 9) Head of nymph r., wearing diadem, earrings and necklace, Rv. KYMAIΩN, man-faced bull advancing r., crowning by flying Nike r. Sambon 298 HNItaly 536 SNG Copenhagen - SNG ANS 249. Extremely rare, cabinet tone, minor oxidations, good very fine. The Group 19 of Rutter’s study contains coins with a combination of obverse and reverse dies (female head and bull) unique at Cumae. The suggestion that group belongs later in the fourth century. It represents a brief revival of didrachm coinage in the Cumaean name, in the latter hal of the fourth century (Rutter 1979, pp. 40-41)

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Price realized 2'900 EUR
Starting price 2'400 EUR
Estimate 3'000 EUR
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