Sale: Nomos 3 & 4, Lot: 1092. Estimate CHF200.  Closing Date: Monday, 9 May 2011.  Sold For CHF1200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

THESSALY, Lamia. First half of the 4th century BC. Chalkous (Bronze, 14mm, 2.10 g 7). Head of the nymph Lamia to right, wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace. Rev. ΛΑ / ΜΙ Philoktetes reclining left on rocks, nude but for his conical pilos, resting his left hand on the ground and scratching his back with his right; before him, quiver and bow . Georgiou 2, 12. Rogers (Malia) 385. Rare. With a fine, glossy black patina, and beautifully centered. Tiny flan crack, otherwise, extremely fine.