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Lot 4. Himera AR Tetradrachm
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Bidding closed
(Sunday, April 20th, 19:02:00 CEST)
Current time: Sunday, November 24th, 04:40:15 CET
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CHF 2'000.00 (2 bids)
Approx. EUR 2'148.39 / USD 2'238.19 / GBP 1'786.41
Bid history
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CHF 2'000.00
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Bidder 2 *
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2014-04-19, 19:42:54
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CHF 1'900.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2014-04-20, 09:49:02
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* User names of other bidders are replaced by Bidder 1, 2, and so on.
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Bidder 2
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eAuction #25, Lot 4. Estimate: CHF 2'200.00
Sicily, Himera. AR Tetradrachm (27 mm, 16.88 g), c. 440-430 BC. Obv. Quadriga slowly pacing right. Above, Nike flying left to crown charioteer with wreath; in exergue, [ΙΜΕΡΑΙΟΝ] (retrograde). Rev. Nymph Himera, wearing himation over chiton, standing facing, head turned left, pouring phiale over round altar; to right, Silenos showers from a lion's-head spout of fountain. In upper right field, corn grain. In exergue, fish swimming right. Schwabacher 14; C. Arnold Biucchi, La monetazione d'argento di Himera Classica - I Tetradrammi, QT XVII (1988), 89, 16 und 99, pl. III, 16 (this coin).
Fine to very fine.
Ex Galerie des Monnaies Genf S. A. 25.6.1976, 685.
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