Sale: Nomos 9, Lot: 196. Estimate CHF1250.  Closing Date: Monday, 20 October 2014.  Sold For CHF2600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KYRENAICA, Kyrene. c. 500-480 BC. Drachm (Silver, 11x14mm, 4.26 g). Head of river god to left, in the form of a man-faced bull; behind, seed pod. Rev. Floral pattern within incuse square. BMC 19 and pl. IV, 9 (same dies). Very rare. With some horn silver deposits remaining as found, otherwise, very fine.

From the Battos Collection.