Nomos

Auction 11  –  9 October 2015

Nomos, Auction 11

Celtic, greek, roman, byzantine coins, lead seals and weights, and silver coi...

Fr, 09.10.2015, from 10:00 AM CEST
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Description

CILICIA, Tarsos. Mazaios, 361/0-334 BC. Stater (Silver, 21.5mm, 10.84 g 7). B’LTRZ Baaltars seated left on backless throne, with his torso facing the viewer, draped to the waist and with a cloak over his shoulder, holding, in his right hand, a long scepter topped by an eagle and with his left at his waist; to left, M . Rev. MZDY Lion walking to left, with crescent below and star above. Casabonne 5, C. SNG Levante 185 ( Myriandros ). SNG Paris 433 ( Myriandros ). Rare. Lightly toned, a particularly attractive example. Obverse struck from a slightly worn die and with some light porosity, otherwise , extremely fine.

From the Sunrise Collection and from the Prospero Collection, New York Sale XXVII, 4 January 2012, 589, ex Spink NCirc XCVI/5 (June 1988), 3496.

These coins have traditionally been ascribed to the mint of Myriandros, primarily because of Newell’s ground-breaking study of 1919. Casabonne’s 2004 study has convincingly returned them to Tarsos.

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Price realized 4'800 CHF
Starting price 4'800 CHF
Estimate 6'000 CHF
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