Nomos AG
Auction 26 21 May 2023
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THRACE. Ainos. Circa 458/7-455/4 BC. Diobol (Silver, 10.5 mm, 1.31 g, 11 h). Head of Hermes to right, wearing petasos. Rev. Α - Ι Kerykeion; all within an incuse square. May, Ainos 65a (this coin) = Jameson 1046 (this coin). A wonderful and dramatically impressive piece, with a noble head of Hermes; attractively toned and with a fine pedigree. Nearly extremely fine.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Münzen und Medaillen FPL 373, November/December 1975, 30 (CHF 6500), and from the collections of R. Jameson, 1046, and Consul Weber, Hirsch 21, 1908, 859.
When this coin was sold in MM's November/December FPL 373, it went for a price that in many ways, and especially in today's terms, was positively supernatural! But then everything in that list, which included no fewer than 90 Greek fractions, went for astounding prices: this sold for CHF 6500. Of course, just a few months later Bank Leu and MM held the Kunstfreund sale, with its world record prices, so you would be right to say that MM's FPL 373 simply reflected the Zeitgeist of the time. But, frankly, the quality and beauty of this coin, which had already captivated both the great Hamburg art collector, Consul Eduard F. Weber, and the great Parisian collector, Robert Jameson, is so outstanding that the price of 50-years-ago is perfectly understandable!
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Münzen und Medaillen FPL 373, November/December 1975, 30 (CHF 6500), and from the collections of R. Jameson, 1046, and Consul Weber, Hirsch 21, 1908, 859.
When this coin was sold in MM's November/December FPL 373, it went for a price that in many ways, and especially in today's terms, was positively supernatural! But then everything in that list, which included no fewer than 90 Greek fractions, went for astounding prices: this sold for CHF 6500. Of course, just a few months later Bank Leu and MM held the Kunstfreund sale, with its world record prices, so you would be right to say that MM's FPL 373 simply reflected the Zeitgeist of the time. But, frankly, the quality and beauty of this coin, which had already captivated both the great Hamburg art collector, Consul Eduard F. Weber, and the great Parisian collector, Robert Jameson, is so outstanding that the price of 50-years-ago is perfectly understandable!