Ancients
CYPRUS. Paphos. Stasandros (ca. 425-400 BC). AR stater (25mm, 10.99 gm, 2h). NGC Choice VF 3/5 - 4/5. Bull standing left on beaded double line; winged solar disk above, ankh to left, all within dotted border / sa-ta-san-do-ro pa-si (Cypriot syllabic script), eagle standing left with closed wings; ankh-like symbol to lower left, olive sprig to upper left, all within dotted square within incuse square. BMC plate XXI coin 9 var. (no olive sprig). SNG Copenhagen 26 var. (same). Tziambazis 7 (same). The olive sprig in the upper left corner of the reverse die is clearly copied directly from the Athenian tetradrachms of the same era.
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Estimate: 800-1200 USD