Nomos

Auction 16  –  10 May 2018

Nomos, Auction 16

Celtic, Greek, Roman and Byzantine Coins

Th, 10.05.2018, from 6:30 PM CEST
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Description

Middle Danube. Uncertain tribe. 2nd century BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 23 mm, 12.58 g, 12 h), The ‘Kroisbach’ type, with diadem and ‘Reiterstumpf’, Burgenland or Western Slovakia. Diademed, beardless male head to right. Rev. Horse prancing to left with the torso of a rider on his back; below, caduceus to left. CCCBM I, xlvii, b, 153. Lanz 743. Nanteuil 26 (this coin). OTA 469.2 (this coin). Beautifully toned and well-struck, a lovely example of great beauty. Good extremely fine. From the Ravenel Collection, USA, from the Guermantes Collection, Leu 83, 6 May 2002, 544, and from the collections of H. de Nanteuil, Hess-Leu 36, 18 April 1968, 3 and that of the Count M. Dessewffy, 105 (acquired prior to 1910).

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Price realized 7'000 CHF
Starting price 5'400 CHF
Estimate 6'750 CHF
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