437, Lot: 161. Estimate $1000. Sold for $7000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CYPRUS, Paphos. Onasi[...]. Mid 5th century BC. AR Stater (21mm, 11.11 g, 9h). Bull standing left on beaded double line; winged solar disk above, ankh to left; all within dotted circular border / Eagle standing left; ankh to left, 'pa-si o-na' in Cypriot script around; all within dotted square border within incuse square. Destrooper-Georgiades, p. 196, 13; Zapiti & Michaelidou –; SNG Copenhagen –; Gulbenkian 809; Jameson 2604; Roma XVI, lot 353; Roma XIII, lot 405. Good VF, lightly toned. Rare.
See lot 144, above, for this type overstruck by Side in Pamphylia.