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Nomos 3

10 May 2011
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 22000 CHF
Hammer Price:  26000 CHF
Lot 134

ISLANDS off IONIA, Samos. Circa 600-570 BC. Hemistater (Electrum, 6.62 g). Irregular and uncertain design, probably random. Rev. One rectangular and one square incuse, both with irregaular surfaces, next to each other. Weidauer 204-206 (same dies). Very rare. Extremely fine.


From the SF Collection, USA.

This coin stands almost at the beginning of coinage as we know it. The obverse has an irregular pattern that was probably chosen to be easy to check in case of forgery. It is surprising that the reverses seem more developed than the obverse; in any case these formless types soon were replaced by representational ones.

Online bidding closes: 10 May 2011, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 27 Sep 2025, 21:03:55 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:26000 CHF
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