Sale: Nomos 1, Lot: 74. Estimate CHF10000.  Closing Date: Tuesday, 5 May 2009.  Sold For CHF11500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ELIS, Olympia. 106th Olympiad. 356 BC. Stater (Silver, 121.18 g 6). FA Head of Hera to right, wearing narrow stephane ornamented with a palmette and a lily Rev. Eagle standing right with closed wings and head turned back to left; all within olive wreath. BCD Peloponnesos 644. BCD Olympia -. Seltman 309 ff. var. (EX/θυ, but this die combination was unknown to Seltman). A lovely example, the finest known of this die pair. Lightly and attractively toned. Some flatness, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.