Roma Numismatics

Auction XXV  –  22 - 23 September 2022

Roma Numismatics, Auction XXV

Celtic, Greek, Judaean, Roman Provincial, Migrationary, Byzantine, Islamic, M...

Part 1: Th, 22.09.2022, from 2:00 PM CEST
Part 2: Fr, 23.09.2022, from 2:00 PM CEST
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Description

Cyprus, Kition AR Tetrobol. Uncertain ruler, circa 425-392 BC. Herakles in fighting stance to right, holding lion with left hand and club in upraised right hand; ankh to left / Lion with open jaws seated to left, with left foreleg raised over small bull which stands to left beside it; all in dotted border within shallow incuse square. Tziambazis -; BMC 83, pl. IV, 25 (same dies); J.P. Six, 'Monnaies Grecques, Inédites et Incertaines', The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society Vol. 8 (1888), p. 131, no. 26, pl. V, 13 (same dies). 3.20g, 15mm, 9h.

Near Extremely Fine; light cabinet tone over lustrous metal. Extremely Rare; possibly only the third known example, and the only one in private hands.

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Price realized 9'500 GBP
Starting price 600 GBP
Estimate 1'000 GBP
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