Nomos AG
Auction 26 21 May 2023
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BRUTTIUM. Terina. Circa 420-400 BC. Diobol (1/6 Stater) (Silver, 12 mm, 1.08 g, 5 h). Head of the nymph Terina to left, her hair bound in an ampyx and a sphendone. Rev. Τ - ΕΡ - Ι Nike seated left on cippus, wearing sleeveless long chiton, holding a laurel wreath with her right hand and resting her left on the cippus. SNG ANS 873. A particularly attractive and toned example, of splendid Classical style. Very minor marks, otherwise, extremely fine.
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Auctiones 15, 18 September 1985, 24.
The cippus that Nike sits on, is it on the ground as one would expect or is it raised up on a pillar? We can wonder because the superb skill of the die engraver shows us that Nike's right foot extends below the edge of the cippus, and her body has a tension that shows she has just landed. Could she be sitting above the victor and be preparing to drop the wreath so that it falls, fluttering, down onto his head?
From the "Collection sans Pareille" of Ancient Greek Fractions, ex Auctiones 15, 18 September 1985, 24.
The cippus that Nike sits on, is it on the ground as one would expect or is it raised up on a pillar? We can wonder because the superb skill of the die engraver shows us that Nike's right foot extends below the edge of the cippus, and her body has a tension that shows she has just landed. Could she be sitting above the victor and be preparing to drop the wreath so that it falls, fluttering, down onto his head?