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Lot 54. Datames Stater, possibly unpublished variety, ex De La Tour
Unpublished artist signature
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(Sunday, December 18th, 19:27:00 CET)
Current time: Saturday, November 23rd, 17:52:04 CET
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CHF 1'000.00 (1 bid)
Approx. EUR 1'074.19 / USD 1'119.09 / GBP 893.20
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CHF 1'000.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2011-12-05, 13:06:10
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Bidder 1
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eAuction #1, Lot 54. Estimate: CHF 1'200.00
Persian Satraps. Datames (378-372 BC). AR Stater (20-24 mm, 10.83 g).
Obv. Female head facing (copied, ultimately, from the Arethusa of Kimon), turned slightly to the left, wearing drop earring, necklace of pendants and with a hair band over her forehead.
Rev. Head of bearded warrior to right, wearing crested helmet adorned with tendril and with raised ear flap; on helmet, AM; Aramaic legend right.
SNG BN 258 ff. var. (no AM).
Toned. Light die-shift on obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.
From the De La Tour collection and ex Hess-Divo AG 314 (2009), 1208.
An apparently unpublished variety with AM on helmet, most probably an artist's signature.
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