An extremely rare stater from Kition
Lot 787
CYPRUS. Kition. Melekiathon (?), circa 392/1-362 BC. Stater (Silver, 22 mm, 10.37 g, 3 h). Herakles in fighting stance right, holding club over his head and bow in his left, lion skin draped over arm. Rev. Lion walking left, head facing; above, star in globe. BM -. Cf. Naumann E-Auction 87 (2020), 218 (obol). E.T. Newell: Some Unpublished Coins of Eastern Dynasts, in: ANSNNM 30 (1926), 1 var. (lion walking right and legend on reverse). Tziambazis -. Extremely rare. Harshly cleaned and the obverse struck slightly off center, otherwise, very fine.

From a European collection, formed before 2005.
Starting price:
250 CHF
Hammer price:
6000 CHF
Bid increment:
Closed
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Closing time: 09-Sep-23, 18:33:00 CEST
All winning bids are subject to a 18.5% buyer's fee.

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