Nomos AG > obolos 30 | Auction date: 17 December 2023 |
Lot number: 216 Price realized: 800 CHF (Approx. 924 USD / 840 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: ILLYRIA. Apollonia. Circa 80/70-48 BC. Drachm (Silver, 18 mm, 3.23 g, 10 h), Timen and Damophontos, magistrates. [TIMHN] Cow standing left, looking back to nudge suckling calf below; in exergue, monogram; countermark depicting laureate head of Apollo to left in circular incuse. Rev. AΠ[OΛ] / [ΔAMO]/[ΦΩN]/[TOΣ] Double stellate pattern within double linear quadrangle. Ceka 115; Maier 36; HGC 3, 4. The remarkable countermark on the obverse suggests that this drachm was retarriffed to circulate with the heavier drachms of Apollonia with the types of the head of Apollo/three nymphs (HGC 3.1, 8. Maier 160). Porous, otherwise, good fine. Starting price: 75 CHF |