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Nomos 12

22 May 2016
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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From the Froehner Collection, Ratto 1909, 792

Estimate: 2000 CHF
Hammer Price:  5500 CHF
Lot 15

CALABRIA, Tarentum. Circa 315-302 BC. Stater (Silver, 21mm, 7.90 g 1). Nude rider on horse galloping to right, stabbing with spear held in his right hand and holding two other spears and shield with his left; below, ΣΑ. Rev. ΤΑΡΑΣ Phalanthos riding dolphin to left, holding kantharos in his right hand and trident in his left; below, dolphin to left; to left, monogram of ΑΡ. Fischer-Bossert 842 a (this coin). HN III 937. A beautifully struck, beautifully centered and attractively toned coin. Extremely fine.


From a Swiss collection, recorded in 1965, and earlier from the collection of W. Froehner = “Numismatico Straniero”, R. Ratto, 26 April 1909, 792.

Online bidding closes: 22 May 2016, 03:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 29 Mar 2024, 13:49:31 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:5500 CHF

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