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ANA Signature Sale 3033 8 August 2014
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IONIA. Uncertain City. Ca. 600-550 BC. EL hecte (11mm, 2.62 gm). Phocaic standard. Lion seated right, with open jaws and tail curled up over back Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Gulbenkian 724. SNG von Aulock 1776. Extremely rare, likely the third known specimen. Well struck on a round flan. An image of archaic vigor! NGC AU 5/5 - 5/5. Ex Nomos 3 (Zurich, 10 May 2011), lot 123 (realized SF 24,000).The seated pose of the lion seen here is highly reminiscent of the lions adorning the seat of Cybele, the great mother goddess whose cult was widely celebrated throughout Anatolia.
Estimate: 8000-11000 USD
IONIA. Uncertain City. Ca. 600-550 BC. EL hecte (11mm, 2.62 gm). Phocaic standard. Lion seated right, with open jaws and tail curled up over back Rev. Quadripartite incuse square. Gulbenkian 724. SNG von Aulock 1776. Extremely rare, likely the third known specimen. Well struck on a round flan. An image of archaic vigor! NGC AU 5/5 - 5/5. Ex Nomos 3 (Zurich, 10 May 2011), lot 123 (realized SF 24,000).The seated pose of the lion seen here is highly reminiscent of the lions adorning the seat of Cybele, the great mother goddess whose cult was widely celebrated throughout Anatolia.
Estimate: 8000-11000 USD