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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: 5000 CHF
Hammer Price:  11000 CHF
Lot 36

SICILY. Himera. Circa 440-430/25 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28.5 mm, 17.43 g, 9 h). IMEPAION (retrograde) Charioteer driving quadriga to right, holding a kentron in his right hand and the reins in his left; above, Nike flying left, holding wreath. Rev. The nymph Himera, draped and standing left, holding a phiale in her right hand over a flaming altar to the left, and raising her left over a satyr, on the right bathing in a fountain fed by lion's head spout; in the upper field to right, piece of grain; in the exergue, fish swimming to right. BMC 34. SNG ANS 167. Weber 1351. Toned. Obverse struck from a worn die, otherwise, good very fine.

From an important American collection acquired privately from CNG in the late 1990s - early 2000s.

Online bidding closes: 16 Nov 2025, 09:00:00 CET Current Date & Time: 5 Mar 2026, 23:30:35 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:11000 CHF
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