Nomos

Auction 26  –  21 May 2023

Nomos, Auction 26

Ancient Greek Silver Fractions, the Collection Sans Pareille

Su, 21.05.2023, from 2:00 PM CEST
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Description

SAMARIA. Middle-Levantine Series. Circa 375-333 BC. Obol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.69 g, 2 h). o o ( = ‛‛ in Aramaic ) Bearded male head to left, his hair bound up in roll behind his neck. Rev. On the left, Persian hero, in the guise of the Great King, standing to right, grasping, with his left hand, the horn of a horned lion standing to left, and holding a dagger in his right; all within a dotted square border . M & Q 203 ( this coin cited ). Sofaer 134. Very rare. Clear and with a dark patina as found. Very fine.

From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Leu Numismatics 54, 28 April 1992, 180.

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Price realized 1'100 CHF
Starting price 200 CHF
Estimate 250 CHF
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