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Nomos 18

5 May 2019
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich
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Estimate: 5000 CHF
Hammer Price:  4200 CHF
Lot 213

CYPRUS. Paphos. Ti.... ?, circa 470-450 BC. Stater (Silver, 22 mm, 11.10 g, 12 h). Man-headed bull moving to left on ground line, his bearded head turned back to right; below bull, Cypriote letter '𐠎' (= ku, initial letter of Kyprou/Cyprus). Rev. 𐠎𐠯 / đ Ș[𐠞] ( = 'pa-si / ku-ti', 'King of Cyprus Ti...' in Cypriote syllabic script) Astragalos. Unpublished, but from the same reverse die as CNG eSale 430, 2018, 187 and Spink 13015, 2013, 78. Extremely rare, probably unique, and with the initial letters of the name of an apparently hitherto unknown king of Paphos. Struck from a worn obverse die, and with a slightly off-center reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

From a Bavarian collection, formed beginning in the 1960s and ending in the 1990s.

This extraordinary piece seems to have been struck by an as yet unknown Paphian ruler whose name began Ti... The reverse legend is composed of four letters: at the top, pa-si (basileos - king) and below, ku (Kuprou - Cyprus) and ti (a king's name, like the later, late 4th century, Paphian ruler Timarchos). In other words, King Ti of Cyprus.

Online bidding closes: 5 May 2019, 14:30:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 22:50:41 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:4200 CHF

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