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Auction 64  17-18 May 2012
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Lot 670

Estimate: 5000 CHF
Price realized: 4500 CHF
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Greek Coins
Camarina

Didrachm signed by YΛ circa 415-405, AR 7.69 g. KAMAPINAI – ON retrograde Horned head of young river god Hipparis l., hair bound with taenia. Rev. The nymph Camarina, with head l., dressed in low-necked chiton leaving the breast partly bare and with crossed legs, riding on swan l. over curved waves. She clasps with l. hand the swan’s neck while r. holds billowing chiton. SNG Copenhagen 1875. SNG Lloyd 875. Westermark-Jenkins 160. Westermark-Jenkins, Notes on some New or Rare coins of Kamarina, in Q. Tic 11 1982, pl. 2, 160 (this die).

Very rare. Some areas of porosity, light smoothing on obverse field and irregular
flan, otherwise good very fine
Ex Rauch 73, 2004, 72 and Gemini VII, 2011, 87 sales.

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