A bold and vigorous head of Herakles
Lot 731
CYPRUS. Salamis. Evagoras I, circa 411-374 BC. Stater (Silver, 21 mm, 11.10 g, 9 h). [𐠁𐠄[𐠲𐠍𐠦 ('e-u-wa-ko-ro' in Cypriot syllabic script) Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. 𐠞-𐠪𐠐[𐠃]-𐠩 ('pa-si-le-wo-se' in Cypriot syllabic script) He-goat with long horns and beard recumbent to right on dotted ground line; above, grain of barley; to right, A; to lower right, EY. BMC 55 = Masson & Amandry p. 37, B.d.3 = Traité II, 1156 and pl. CXXIX, 4. A bright and attractive piece with an exceptionally bold and vigorous head of Herakles. The reverse slightly rough and struck somewhat off center, otherwise, extremely fine.

Ex Künker 382, 16 March 2023, 174, Leu 11, 14 May 2022, 157, Leu 7, 24 October 2020, 1360 and Hess-Divo 329, 17 November 2015, 108.
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Closing time: 07-Dec-24, 18:05:00 CET
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