Nomos AG
Auction 22 22 Jun 2021
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Paphos. Stasandros, circa 440-425 BC. Stater (Silver, 26 mm, 10.88 g, 11 h). Bull standing to left on line of pellets above a line of bead and reel decoration; above, winged solar disk; to left, ankh; dotted border. Rev. pa-si / sa-ta-sa-to, 'King Stasandros' (in Cypriote syllabary). Eagle standing to left; in lower field to left, ankh; all within dotted border within an incuse square. Babelon, Perses 749a. BMC -, but see p. lxix, note 3 and pl. XXI, 9 = Weber 7706. Traité II, 2, 1285, pl, CXXXIII, 24. Tziambazis -. With a lovely, sharp reverse. Struck from the usual very worn obverse die, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.
Paphos. Stasandros, circa 440-425 BC. Stater (Silver, 26 mm, 10.88 g, 11 h). Bull standing to left on line of pellets above a line of bead and reel decoration; above, winged solar disk; to left, ankh; dotted border. Rev. pa-si / sa-ta-sa-to, 'King Stasandros' (in Cypriote syllabary). Eagle standing to left; in lower field to left, ankh; all within dotted border within an incuse square. Babelon, Perses 749a. BMC -, but see p. lxix, note 3 and pl. XXI, 9 = Weber 7706. Traité II, 2, 1285, pl, CXXXIII, 24. Tziambazis -. With a lovely, sharp reverse. Struck from the usual very worn obverse die, otherwise, nearly extremely fine.