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Lot 23. Thouria Trichalkon (?), ex BCD, very rare

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(Sunday, January 20th, 19:11:30 CET)
Current time: Friday, May 9th, 03:31:20 CEST

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CHF 270.00 (2 bids)
Approx. EUR 288.94 / USD 326.37 / GBP 245.55

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CHF 270.00
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Bidder 2 *
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2013-01-13, 17:48:15
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CHF 270.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2013-01-20, 19:11:25
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Bidder 2
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eAuction #12, Lot 23. Estimate: CHF 275.00
Thouria, Messenia. AE Trichalkon (?) (19 mm, 4.19 g), c. 60s-40s BC. Obv. Diademed head of Zeus right. Rev. ΘOY, Athena standing left, holding spear right and resting left on shield at her side; to right, grain wreath; to left, NIKΩNYMOΣ. Grandjean Series III, pl. XXVI, 11 var. (different size); BCD Peloponnesos 827 (this coin).
Very rare. Very fine.
From the BCD and Hollscheck collections; ex LHS 96 (2006), 827.
Possibly a separate denomination, unnoticed by Grandjean, see comment in the BCD catalogue.
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