Nomos

Auction 26  –  21 May 2023

Nomos, Auction 26

Ancient Greek Silver Fractions, the Collection Sans Pareille

Su, 21.05.2023, from 12:00 PM UTC
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Description

THESSALY. Perrhaiboi. Circa 450-430 BC. Trihemiobol (Silver, 15 mm, 1.34 g, 6 h). Thessalian cavalryman, wearing petasos and chlamys and holding two spears, riding horse walking to left; below horse, altar; border of dots. Rev. Π-Ε-Ρ-Α ( retrograde ) Athena (?), draped, seated to left on high-backed chair, holding a crested, Corinthian helmet in both hands and resting her feet on a low foot rest. BCD Thessaly II, 547 ( this coin ). SNG Copenhagen 194. Lightly toned, clear and struck on a broad flan. Good very fine.

From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, and from the BCD Collection, Triton XV, 3 January 2012, 457.

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Price realized 1'600 CHF
Starting price 400 CHF
Estimate 500 CHF
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