Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 138 18-19 May 2023
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Nomos circa 400-340, AR 7.93 g. Head of Demeter r. Rev. META Barley ear; in r. field, grasshopper. Noe 404. SNG Lloyd 337 (these dies). McClean 930 (these dies). Gillet 177 (this coin). Historia Numorum Italy 1515.
A pleasant and unusual portrait of Demeter and a superb old cabinet tone.
Traces of overstriking, otherwise about extremely fine
Ex Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge sale 3 February 1909, Benson, 58. From the Charles Gillet collection and an Exceptional Collection assembled between the early 70s and late 90s.
Nomos circa 400-340, AR 7.93 g. Head of Demeter r. Rev. META Barley ear; in r. field, grasshopper. Noe 404. SNG Lloyd 337 (these dies). McClean 930 (these dies). Gillet 177 (this coin). Historia Numorum Italy 1515.
A pleasant and unusual portrait of Demeter and a superb old cabinet tone.
Traces of overstriking, otherwise about extremely fine
Ex Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge sale 3 February 1909, Benson, 58. From the Charles Gillet collection and an Exceptional Collection assembled between the early 70s and late 90s.