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Nomos 24

22 May 2022
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Estimate: 2000 CHF
Hammer Price:  2600 CHF
Lot 238
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CYPRUS. Paphos. Uncertain king, circa 500-480 BC. Stater (Silver, 24.5 mm, 10.98 g, 2 h). 'Bo-ka/ro-se' (in Cypriote syllabic script) Man-headed bull - the river god Bokaros - kneeling to right on ground line, his bearded head turned back to left; above, pellet in crescent. Rev. 'Pa-si' ('King' in Cypriote syllabic script) Astragalos within circular incuse. Cf. BMC 1, ppl. VII, 1 and XXI, 2 (no crescent). Destrooper-Georgiades –. Cf. Jameson 2334 = Weber 7701 (no crescent). Cf. Masson and Amandry pl. I, 4. Cf. Traité II, 1 956 and pl. XXVII, 7 = De Luynes 3006 (no crescent). Tziambazis –. Zapiti & Michaelidou –. But for another example from the same dies, see Roma XVIII, 2019, 661. Extremely rare, the second example known. Struck from worn dies, otherwise, about extremely fine.

Online bidding closes: 22 May 2022, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 25 Apr 2024, 10:55:02 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:2600 CHF

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