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Lot 52. Olympia 2 Assaria, ex BCD
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Bidding closed
(Sunday, December 18th, 19:26:00 CET)
Current time: Monday, May 5th, 22:36:23 CEST
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CHF 220.00 (2 bids)
Approx. EUR 235.28 / USD 266.19 / GBP 200.43
Bid history
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CHF 220.00
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Bidder 2 *
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2016-12-07, 16:08:02
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CHF 210.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2016-12-17, 13:03:26
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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 #54, Lot 52. Estimate: CHF 250.00
Olympia, Elis. AE 2 Assaria (26 mm, 12.40 g), early 30s BC (?).
Obv. Head of Hera right, wearing stephane.
Rev. Eagle standing right on thunderbolt with closed wings, F - A in fields; to right, monogram of ΔAE.
Franke fig. 21; Wroth p. 335, 2.
Rare. Very fine, very pleasant patination.
From the BCD collection; ex Kress 179 (1981), 485 (480 DM + fees) and Leu 90 (2004), 308.
The date of this issue is controversial. Warren dates it to the 30s BC based upon size and weight and connects it to Marc Antony and Cleopatra. He sees the eagle on a thunderbolt, which is otherwise unknown at Olympia, as being a reference to the standard Ptolemaic reverse type.
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