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Nomos 18

5 May 2019
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich
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Estimate: 250 CHF
Hammer Price:  260 CHF
Lot 13

CELTIC, Lower Danube. Uncertain tribe, circa 1st Century BC. Drachm (Silver, 21 mm, 2.41 g, 12 h), struck in imitation of a drachm of Alexander. Deconstructed head of Herakles to right. Rev. Heavily celticized depiction of Zeus seated left on a throne, holding a curved scepter in his left hand and, with his right, an uncertain creature that looks like a seahorse; below left, amphora. BMC 217. Dembski 1463-1464 var. Lukanc pl. 5, 66. OTA 578/3. Pink 578. Cf. Price 13 for prototype. Very rare. Very minor scratches or graffiti on both sides, otherwise, good very fine.

From a German collection, ex Pecunem 11, 29 December 2013, 9.

Online bidding closes: 5 May 2019, 14:30:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 29 Mar 2024, 14:19:45 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:260 CHF

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