Live auction - bgr_444207 - CYPRUS - KITION Statère
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Estimate : | 1 200 € |
Price : | no bid |
Maximum bid : | no bid |
End of the sale : | 12 September 2017 14:31:13 |
Type : Statère
Date: c. 449-425 AC.
Mint name / Town : Citium, Chypre
Metal : silver
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 11,07 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire sur un flan ovale et irrégulier à l’usure importante, parfaitement identifiable. Héraklès à la musculature développée. Frappe molle au revers. Patine grise avec des reflets dorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Héraklès nu, la léonté lui tombant des épaules, marchant à droite, tenant de son bras gauche tendu, un arc et brandissant de la main gauche, la massue.
Reverse
Reverse legend : INSCRIPTION PHÉNICIENNE (AZBAAL).
Reverse description : Lion dévorant un cerf agenouillé à droite ; le tour dans un carré creux fermé par un grènetis perlé.
Commentary
Ce type semble beaucoup plus rare que ne le laissent supposer les ouvrages généraux.