Nomos AG
Auction 20 10 Jul 2020
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Salamis. Nikodamos, circa 460-450 BC. Stater (Silver, 20 mm, 11.06 g, 11 h). ('pa-si-le-wo-se /ni-ko-da-mo', [Of the King Nikodamos], in retrograde Cypriote syllabary) Ram recumbent to right; above, askos with its handle to left. Rev. Ram's head to right; above, sprouting barley grain; below, ivy sprig. Kunstfreund 169 (same dies, and there termed unique). Masson-Amandry p. 33 and pl. II, 4-5. Extremely rare and of particularly fine style. Test cut on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.
From a European collection formed prior to 2005.
Salamis. Nikodamos, circa 460-450 BC. Stater (Silver, 20 mm, 11.06 g, 11 h). ('pa-si-le-wo-se /ni-ko-da-mo', [Of the King Nikodamos], in retrograde Cypriote syllabary) Ram recumbent to right; above, askos with its handle to left. Rev. Ram's head to right; above, sprouting barley grain; below, ivy sprig. Kunstfreund 169 (same dies, and there termed unique). Masson-Amandry p. 33 and pl. II, 4-5. Extremely rare and of particularly fine style. Test cut on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.
From a European collection formed prior to 2005.