Auction XIX – 26 - 27 March 2020
The William Stancomb Collection, Celtic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, British and...
Part 1: Th, 26.03.2020, from 11:00 AM CET
Part 2: Fr, 27.03.2020, from 11:00 AM CET
The auction is closed.
Part 2: Fr, 27.03.2020, from 11:00 AM CET
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Description
★ One of the Finest Known ★
Cyprus, Paphos AR Stater. Stasandros, circa 425 BC or later. Bull standing left; winged solar disk above, ankh to left, palmette ornament in exergue / Eagle standing left; one-handled vase to left, 'pa-si sa-ta-sa' in Cypriot script around; all within dotted square in incuse square. Destrooper-Georgiades 15; Tziambazis 7; Traité II 1291 = BMC 17; SNG Copenhagen 26; ACGC 1089. 11.07g, 24mm, 8h.
Good Extremely Fine. Very Rare, and among the finest known examples.
Ex Roma Numismatics Ltd., Auction XVII, 28 March 2019, lot 546 (sold for £11,000);
Ex collection of an antiquarian, Bavaria c. 1960s-1990s, outside of Cyprus prior to December 1992.
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Bidding
| Price realized | 9'000 GBP |
| Starting price | 4'500 GBP |
| Estimate | 7'500 GBP |
The auction is closed.
