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Nomos 37

Zurich, 16 November 2025, 14:00 CET

Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Limmatquai 54, 8001 Zurich

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Estimate: 4500 CHF
Hammer Price:  3600 CHF
Lot 158

ISLANDS OFF CARIA, Kos. Circa 350-345 BC (AR - 4dr - Herakles hd left / Crab - Phase 3. Tetradrachm (Silver, 24 mm, 15.10 g, 6 h), struck under the magistrate, Kidaridas. Bearded head of Herakles to left, wearing lion’s skin headdress. Rev. ΚΩΙΟΝ / ΚΙΔΑΡΙΔΑΣ Crab with club below; all within square border of dots. Apparently with an unpublished magistrate, but cf. Pixodarus 12 and 20 (both struck from the same obverse die, O5, but in the names, respectively, of ΘΕΟΔΟΤΟΣ and ΝΕΣΤΟΡΙΔΑΣ). Extremely rare, if not unique with this magistrate. Lightly toned, clear and well-centered. Minor die rust on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

From a European collection, ex Nomos 18, 5 May 2019, 168.

Online bidding closes: 16 Nov 2025, 09:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 18 Apr 2026, 03:02:16 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:3600 CHF
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