Nomos

Auction 29  –  5 November 2023

Nomos, Auction 29

Ancient Greek Silver Fractions, the Collection Sans Pareille Part II

Su, 05.11.2023, from 3:00 PM CET
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Description

EUBOIA, Euboian League. Circa 357-338 BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 7 mm, 0.24 g, 8 h). Head of the nymph Euboia to left, wearing a pendant earring, a pearl necklace and with her hair rolled. Rev. Ε - Υ Bull's hoof to right. BCD Euboia 33 ( this coin ). HGC 4, 1426 ( this coin illustrated ). Wallace p. 180, 158 & 159 and pl. XIII, 158 ( this coin ). Of great rarity, one of only two examples known - Wallace listed the same coin twice, as did BCD in the Lanz Catalogue ). A very attractive and important coin. Part of the edge broken away in modern times, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.

From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, and from the BCD Collection, Lanz 111, 25 November 2002, 33, ex Sternberg VI, 25 November 1976, 47, from the Wallace Collection and from the collection of G. Philipsen, Hirsch XXV, 29 November 1909, 916.

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Price realized 2'000 CHF
Starting price 280 CHF
Estimate 350 CHF
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