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Nomos 20

10 July 2020
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 1500 CHF
Hammer Price:  5000 CHF
Lot 256

CYPRUS. Paphos. Ti.... ?, circa 470-450 BC. Stater (Silver, 25.5 mm, 11.19 g). 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. No visible letters Astragalos. Unpublished and apparently unknown, but from the same obverse die as Nomos 18, 2019, 213. Extremely rare, and probably unique. With a remarkably attractive obverse, very sharply-struck. Some faults and a test cut on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

From a European collection formed prior to 2005.

There seem to have been at least two Cypriote syllabic letters in the reverse fields, but they were apparently deliberately erased from the die in the mint.

Online bidding closes: 10 Jul 2020, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 01:26:52 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:5000 CHF

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