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| Nomos AG > obolos 41 | Auction date: 22 February 2026 |
| Lot number: 552 Price realized: 600 CHF (Approx. 774 USD / 658 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: IONIA. Priene. Pseudo-autonomous, Time of Titus and Domitian, 79-96. Hemiassarion (Bronze, 16.5 mm, 4.60 g, 8 h). BIA-C Bearded bust of Bias to right, wearing himation. Rev. ΠPIHNEΩN Mên standing facing, head to left, wearing Phrygian cap and with crescent behind shoulders, holding pine cone in his right hand and scepter in his left. BMC -. L. Büchner, Griechische Münzen mit Bilder historischer Privatpersonen, ZfN IX (1882) pl. IV, 18 (same obverse die). Imhoof-Blumer, KM, 4. Cf. RPC IV.2, ID 1364 (later style and differing legend arrangement). SNG Copenhagen -. SNG München -. SNG von Aulock -. Extremely rare. Black patina with red earthen highlights. Very fine. A fascinating depiction of the local sixth-century BC philosopher Bias, who was considered one of the Seven Sages of Greece. He had the status of a hero at Priene and was worshipped at the city's Bianteion. Starting price: 100 CHF |  |
