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Auction 88  8 October 2015
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Lot 406

Estimate: 12 500 CHF
Price realized: 11 000 CHF
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Auction 88 Part I
Greek Coins
Syros

Tetradrachm circa 160, AR 16.60 g. Head of Demeter r., wearing barley-wreath. Rev. ΘΕΩΝ ΚΑΒΕΙΡΩΝ The two Kabiri standing facing, each holding sceptre and surmounted by star; monogram to r., ΣΥΡΙΩΝ in exergue. All within wreath. von Fritze ZfN 24, 1904, pl. 5, 19. Nicolet-Pierre-Amandry, Studia Westermark, D7/R9, p. 301, 12 (this coin). Bauslaugh, ANSMN 27, pl. 16, 7.
Very rare and among the finest specimens known of this difficult issue. Well struck on a
broad flan and with a lovely old cabinet tone, extremely fine / good extremely fine

Ex Numismatic & Ancient Art Gallery Zürich 7, 1991, 509 and Tkalec 23 October 1992, 105 sales.



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