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Lot 30. Mantineia Hemidrachm, Zeus Lykaios / head of Kallisto, extremely rare, ex BCD and Rhousopoulos
From the BCD and A. Rhousopoulos collections
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(Sunday, November 18th, 19:15:00 CET)
Current time: Saturday, November 23rd, 03:42:34 CET
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CHF 2'600.00 (3 bids)
Approx. EUR 2'806.74 / USD 2'931.60 / GBP 2'335.11
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CHF 2'600.00
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Bidder 3 *
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2012-11-18, 19:14:02
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CHF 2'600.00
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Bidder 2 *
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2012-11-18, 19:14:49
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CHF 1'800.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2012-11-17, 00:54:58
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* User names of other bidders are replaced by Bidder 1, 2, and so on.
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Bidder 3
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eAuction #10, Lot 30. Estimate: CHF 2'000.00
Mantineia, Peloponnesos. AR Hemidrachm (15 mm, 2.92 g), c. 420s BC.
Obv. Zeus Lykaios, seated left on low throne with footrest and with swan's head at the top of the backrest, holding long scepter in his right hand and thunderbolt in his left.
Rev. ARKA, Head of Kallisto right, her hair in a sakkos and wearing a simple earring and a pearl necklace; all within incuse square.
Williams V, 306a (this coin).
Extremely rare. Nicely toned and of beautiful style. Nearly extremely fine.
From the collections of BCD and A. Rhousopoulos and ex LHS 96 (2006), 1466, ex Vinchon 1988, 461 ex Hirsch XIII, 15 May 1905, 2766.
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