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Lot 117. Nero AE Contorniate
Extremely rare
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Bidding closed
(Sunday, June 21st, 19:39:00 CEST)
Current time: Friday, November 22nd, 10:28:42 CET
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CHF 4'000.00 (9 bids)
Approx. EUR 4'318.06 / USD 4'510.15 / GBP 3'592.48
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CHF 4'000.00
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Bidder 7 *
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2020-06-08, 21:39:44
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CHF 3'801.00
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Bidder 6 *
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2020-06-21, 19:38:57
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CHF 3'310.00
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Bidder 5 *
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2020-06-21, 19:11:25
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CHF 2'800.00
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Bidder 3 *
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2020-06-21, 18:43:30
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CHF 1'500.00
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Bidder 4 *
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2020-06-20, 06:04:08
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CHF 1'300.00
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Bidder 4 *
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2020-06-20, 06:03:46
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CHF 1'100.00
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Bidder 3 *
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2020-06-17, 14:53:55
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CHF 610.00
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Bidder 2 *
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2020-06-07, 10:35:49
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CHF 550.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2020-06-08, 21:09:24
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* User names of other bidders are replaced by Bidder 1, 2, and so on.
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High bidder: |
Bidder 7
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eAuction #68, Lot 117. Estimate: CHF 600.00
In the name of Nero (54-68 AD). AE contorniate (40 mm, 23.63 g), Rome, struck in the late 4th century.
Obv. IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX, Laureate head of Nero to right.
Rev.The circle of an amphitheatre with a venatio scene: in foreground, a bear running left towards a bestiarius standing right, operating a turnstile
hung with bait; behind him, a bestiarius standing right with a spear; in background, five seated figures in the front row of the amphitheatre, the middle three of whom are raising their right hands; in front of them, prizes.
Alföldi 222, pl. 89, 7 (1 ex., same dies) = Mittag 209.
Extremely rare and possibly the only specimen in private hands, the other being in the Collection of the British Museum. Heavily smoothed and tooled. Almost very fine.
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