CYPRUS, Uncertain. 4th century BC. Æ (9mm, 0.98 g, 7h). .

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Lot: 173. Estimated: $ 100

Greek, Bronze

Sold For $ 400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CYPRUS, Uncertain. 4th century BC. Æ (9mm, 0.98 g, 7h). Forepart of lion standing right, licking foreleg / Two geese standing left, one feeding, the other with head raised. Amandry, Amathonte –; Zapiti & Michaelidou –; Tziambazis Supp. 6 (Amathos). . Very rare.

This very rare issue was attributed to Amathos by Tziambazis, but he described the obverse of the sole specimen known to him as a curled lion. However, the obverse type is actually a lion forepart right that is licking its foreleg, which is the same type found on issues of Marion under Sasmas (cf. Zapiti & Michaelidou 1–3). Sasmas, though, ruled circa 470-450 BC, which is too early for such a bronze issue, so the similarity of the type may be coincidental.

Closing Date and Time: 7 February 2024 at 10:57:20 ET.

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