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Lot 19. Sicyon Stater, extremely rare
Very rare
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Bidding closed
(Sunday, June 26th, 19:09:30 CEST)
Current time: Monday, April 29th, 00:18:12 CEST
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CHF 900.00 (5 bids)
Approx. EUR 919.68 / USD 983.74 / GBP 787.75
Bid history
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CHF 900.00
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Bidder 4 *
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2016-06-26, 19:09:26
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CHF 850.00
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Bidder 3 *
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2016-06-26, 18:44:21
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CHF 800.00
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Bidder 2 *
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2016-06-12, 17:32:22
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CHF 750.00
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Bidder 2 *
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2016-06-12, 17:31:33
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CHF 715.00
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Bidder 1 *
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2016-06-12, 16:46:27
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* User names of other bidders are replaced by Bidder 1, 2, and so on.
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Bidder 4
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eAuction #49, Lot 19. Estimate: CHF 750.00
Sicyon, Sicyonia. AR Stater (23-24 mm, 12.18 g), c. 431-400 BC.
Obv. Lion walking right on ground line, left paw raised; above, bow; below, ΣE.
Rev. Dove flying right with wings open; above and below twail, Σ/I; all withing olive wreath.
BMC -, Traité 797, pl. CCXXI, 21 (= Pozzi P 4064, same dies).
Very rare, apparently one of only eleven examples known with lion instead of Chimaera. Nicely toned and very fine.
From the BCD collection; ex LHS 96 (2006), 194 and Münzen & Medaillen, FPL 96 (1950), 11.
This is one of the most unusual of all the Sicyon staters. It replaces the normal Chimaera by a lion, a type otherwise only found on an extensive series of contemporary hemiobols. The reason why this was done is unclear.
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