| Classical Numismatic Group > Electronic Auction 555 | Auction date: 7 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 173 Price realized: 400 USD (Approx. 373 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: 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. Estimate: 100 USD |  |
