Nomos AG
Auction 26 21 May 2023
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GAUL, Massalia. 490/485-470 BC. Hemiobol (Silver, 8 mm, 0.57 g), Milesian standard, 'Auriol'. Forepart of a boar to right. Rev. Irregular incuse square. Furtwängler V 28 (this coin). Maurel 64. Pozzi 8 (this coin). Rare. Well-struck and beautifully toned. nearly extremely fine.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions and those of Virgil Brand and S. Pozzi, Naville I, 4 April 1921, 8 (bought by Brand for 22 CHF).
The creature on the obverse of this hemiobol is meant to be the forepart of a boar, but it looks remarkably like a curious beetle! Perhaps the die cutter was Gaulish and had his own ideas?
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions and those of Virgil Brand and S. Pozzi, Naville I, 4 April 1921, 8 (bought by Brand for 22 CHF).
The creature on the obverse of this hemiobol is meant to be the forepart of a boar, but it looks remarkably like a curious beetle! Perhaps the die cutter was Gaulish and had his own ideas?