Nomos

Obolos Webauction 15  –  24 May 2020

Nomos, Obolos Webauction 15

Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Islamic and early Medieval Coins, multiple lots

Su, 24.05.2020, from 3:00 PM CEST
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Description

THESSALY. Hypata. Circa 400-344 BC. Chalkous (Bronze, 15.5 mm, 2.01 g, 10 h). Laureate head of Zeus to right; behind neck, thunderbolt. Rev. ΥΠΑΤ-ΙΩΝ Athena Nikephoros standing left, holding spear; round shield to lower right. Unpublished but from the same dies as the only other example known, CNG e-auction 357 (2015), 59. This is only the second known example of this very rare and desirable type. Nearly very fine.

The bronze coins of Hypate are by far the rarest of all Thessalian issues.

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Price realized 600 CHF
Starting price 75 CHF
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