Numismatica Ars Classica Zurich

Auction 114 - Part I  –  6 - 7 May 2019

Numismatica Ars Classica Zurich, Auction 114 - Part I

Greek, Roman and Byzantine Coins

Tu, 07.05.2019, from 11:00 AM CEST
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Description

Uncertain mints. Siglos circa 515-485, AR 11.22 g. Head of lion l., with open mouth. Rev. ba si in Cypriot characters. Head of bull l.; in l. field, branch. All within incuse square. P. Dikaios, Silver Cypriot staters from Larnaca, in NC 1935, 539 and pl. XCI, 4 (these dies). For type, cf. Traité II 1348 and pl. CXXXVI, 6 (lion r. and without branch) (Soli). BMC 3 and pl. XIII, 7 (Bull r. and without branch). Tziambazis 147 (Bull r. and without branch).
Extremely rare. Test cut on reverse, otherwise very fine

Ex Leu sale 28, 1981, 187. From the Asyut hoard (IGCH 1644) but not in Price-Waggoner.

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Price realized 16'000 CHF
Starting price 2'000 CHF
Estimate 2'500 CHF
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