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Coin ID #430

Salamis (BC 411-373) Stater/Double Siglos - Evagoras I

Evagoras I, King of Salamis, 411-374/3 BC. AR Stater or Double Siglos (11.10g, 8h). Head of bearded Herakles wearing lion skin headdress right; Cypriot letters, 'Eu fa go ro' to right (mostly off the flan) / 'Ba si le fo se eu' (in combined Cypriot and Greek letters), goat seated right on dotted ground line; barley grain above; kerykeion (caduceus) to right. Very rare. Struck on an irregular flan from a rusty obverse die, otherwise, good extremely fine. Ex Monnaies et Medailles 68 (4/1986), 308.

File information
Filename:image00322.jpg
City/Mint name:Salamis
Rating (4 votes):00000
Keywords:silver / classical
References:BMC 55 var.; BMFA 2144; Kraay/Hirmer 678 var.; Kunstfreund 226
Valuation:Leu Auc. 81 (5/2001), lot 322 (CHF 3,600 ($2,077) + comm)
Photo courtesy of:Leu Numsmatik - www.leu-numismatik.com
Filesize:34 KiB
Date added:Dec 24, 2004
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