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Auction 30  9 January 2013
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Lot 11

Estimate: 7500 USD
Price realized: 6000 USD
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ANCIENT COINS. GREEK. Lucania, Thurium (c.443-400 B.C.), Silver Nomos, 7.92g, 1h. Head of Athena facing right, wearing a crested Attic helmet, decorated with an olive-wreath, neck guard formed by four rows of overlapping chain armour, Ξ in field behind neck. Rev. ΘOYPIΩN, bull walking left, a Macedonian helmet below, a fish swimming left in exergue (SNG ANS 936 (these dies); SNG Oxford 1044 (these dies)). A magnificent coin of high-classical style, light and insignificant die-break on obverse, cabinet tone, well-struck and excellent metal quality, extremely fine. From exceptionally rare dies.
Ex M&M, Basel, private treaty, c.1983

Estimate: $7,500
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