CYPRUS, Uncertain. 4th century BC. Æ (8.5mm, 0.58 g, 9h). VF.

Electronic Auction 619
Lot: 289. Estimated: $ 100

Greek, Bronze

Sold For $ 80. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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CYPRUS, Uncertain. 4th century BC. Æ (8.5mm, 0.58 g, 9h). 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); CNG E-555, lot 173. Rough brown surfaces, some deposits. VF. 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.

Closing Date and Time: 21 October 2026 at 11:36:00 ET.

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