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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: 7500 CHF
Hammer Price:  17000 CHF
Lot 199

KYRENAIKA. Kyrene. Circa 550-500 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 22 mm, 16.56 g). Silphium fruit within its pod; around, linear border. Rev. Oblong incuse, divided lengthwise into two irregular compartments separated by a band. BMC p. xviii, 1a and pl. I, 1 = Traité II, 1, 1973 and pl. LXIII, 1. SNG Copenhagen -. Cf. Nomos 35, 2025, 539 for a superior example struck from different dies. A very rare issue from the earliest coinage of Kyrene. Toned. Porous, otherwise, very fine.

From the Battos Collection.

Online bidding closes: 16 Nov 2025, 09:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 10 Mar 2026, 12:49:42 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:17000 CHF
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