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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: 1250 CHF
Hammer Price:  Unsold
Lot 28

LUCANIA. Metapontum. Circa 290-280 BC. Didrachm or nomos (Silver, 22 mm, 7.58 g, 8 h). Head of Demeter to right, wearing wreath of barley ears. Rev. ΜΕΤΑ Ear of barley; to left, satyr (Pan) standing on barley leaf and playing pipes. HN III 1614. Johnston D2.8. SNG Lloyd 395. Rare. Nicely toned. Areas flatly struck on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

From a Swiss collection, ex Nomos 11, 9 October 2015, 16 and Hess-Divo 328, 22 May 2015, 5, and originally acquired from Maison Platt in Paris in 1980.

The symbol of Pan playing his pipes on the reverse is a particularly interesting and amusing one. He seems to be standing on the barley leaf and playing to the grain, helping it to grow!

Online bidding closes: 16 Nov 2025, 09:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 19 Mar 2026, 21:01:43 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:Unsold
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