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

SAMARIA. Signed Series. Circa 375-333 BC. Obol (Silver, 9 mm, 0.62 g, 5 h), struck under Mazaios, circa 340 BC. BT (in Aramaic) Persian king, holding a long sceptre in his left hand and a flower in his right, seated to right on a throne; in the field to right, thymiaterion; border of dots. Rev. Satrap standing to right, facing a bull, leaping to the right, grasping its horn with his left hand and brandishing his dagger in his right; between them, pellet; border of dots. Gitler & Tal 371 ( this coin ). Rare. Sharp and clear. Obverse struck from a fractured die, otherwise, about extremely fine.

From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Bank Leu 38, 13 May 1986, 157.

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Price realized 1'200 CHF
Starting price 480 CHF
Estimate 600 CHF
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