Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 120 6-7 Oct 2020
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Nomos circa 500-480, AR 6.84 g. (koppa)PO retrograde Tripod, legs ending in lion paws, with three handles; in l. field, crab. Rev. Same type incuse; in l. field, octopus and in r., dolphin swimming upwards. Gorini 18 (these dies). Attianese 276 (these dies). SNG ANS 251 (these dies). Hunterian 3 (these dies). Jameson 418 (these dies). Historia Numorum Italy 2090. Triton sale XXII, 2019, 85 (these dies).
Extremely rare and missing in all major private collections. Light iridescent tone,
surface slightly porous, otherwise good very fine
From a private Swiss collection and privately purchased in 2008.
Nomos circa 500-480, AR 6.84 g. (koppa)PO retrograde Tripod, legs ending in lion paws, with three handles; in l. field, crab. Rev. Same type incuse; in l. field, octopus and in r., dolphin swimming upwards. Gorini 18 (these dies). Attianese 276 (these dies). SNG ANS 251 (these dies). Hunterian 3 (these dies). Jameson 418 (these dies). Historia Numorum Italy 2090. Triton sale XXII, 2019, 85 (these dies).
Extremely rare and missing in all major private collections. Light iridescent tone,
surface slightly porous, otherwise good very fine
From a private Swiss collection and privately purchased in 2008.