Nomos

Auction 21  –  21 November 2020

Nomos, Auction 21

Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Medieval and Modern Coins

Sa, 21.11.2020, from 4:00 PM CET
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Description

SICILY. Akragas. Circa 495-485 BC. Didrachm (Silver, 21 mm, 9.07 g, 9 h). ΑΚRΑ Eagle standing left with closed wings. Rev. Crab within a circular incuse. BMFA 227 (same dies). Westermark 103.1 (this coin, dies O43/R64). Very attractively toned and with a particularly bold reverse. Minor traces of corrosion and remains of deposits, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From the Aletheia Collection, and from the Friedinger-Pranter Collection, Lanz 155, 10 December 2012, 30 and Grabow 14, 27 July 1939, 123.

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Price realized 2'200 CHF
Starting price 400 CHF
Estimate 500 CHF
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