Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 1389 Price realized: 220 CHF (Approx. 250 USD / 232 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: IONIA. Smyrna. Circa 95-85 BC. AE (Bronze, 19 mm, 7.95 g, 11 h), Nikias Leptos, magistrate. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. ΖΜΥΡΝΑΙΩΝ - NIKIAΣ / ΛΕΠTOΣ The Poet Homer seated left, holding scroll in his right hand and propping his head on his left. Milne 336. SNG Copenhagen 1162. Attractive dark green patina and with a beautiful rendering of Homer. Slightly porous and with some scratches and adjustment marks, otherwise, good very fine. From the collection of Mark Gibbons, Newcastle, ex Roma E-Sale 111, 24 August 2023, lot 324. Starting price: 100 CHF |