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Kition (BC 425-400) Stater - Baalmelek II799 viewsBaalmelek II, King of Kition, ca 425-400 BC. AR Stater (10.97g). Herakles advancing right, wearing full lion skin on shoulders, club in right hand, bow in left, ankh symbol to right, within dotted circlular border / Lion attacking deer, 'BLMLK' in Cypriot above, within dotted square border. Rare. VF.
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Paphos (BC 450) Obol - Stasandros620 viewsStasandros, King of Paphos, ca 450 BC. AR Obol (0.74g). Bull standing left, winged solar disk (Ahura-Mazda) flying above / Eagle sitting left, vase to left. Good F.
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Amathos (BC 450-400) Triobol?1032 viewsca 450-400 BC. AR Triobol? (1.67g). Lion crouching right on pellet groundline, star above / Forepart of lion right, jaws open, in rectangular dotted border, all within shallow incuse square. Very fine, scarce.
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Salamis (BC 373-361) AV 1/12 Stater - Nikokles710 viewsNikokles, King of Salamis, 373-361 BC. AV 1/12th Stater (0.68g). Head of Aphrodite left / Head of Athena left, wearing Corinthian helmet. aEF.
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Salamis (BC 351-332) Didrachm - Pnytagoras613 viewsPnytagoras, King of Salamis, 351-332 BC. AR Didrachm (6.96g). Laureate and draped bust of Aphrodite left, Î Î to right / Draped bust of Artemis left, bow and quiver behind neck. Toned VF, light porosity. Rare.
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Marion (BC 330-312) AV Triobol - Stasoikos1082 viewsStasoikos II, King of Marion, 330-312 BC. AV Triobol (2.02g). Head of Zeus left / Head of Aphrodite right, M[A] behind. VF. Very rare.
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Cyprus Uncertain (BC 450) Stater1075 viewsca 450 BC. AR Stater (10.52g). Cow right suckling calf, eagle flying right, "ankh" in right field topped with owl's head / Bull standing right, plow above, owl's head below. Good VF. Extremely rare; one of only three known coins. Ex Geissener Muenzhandlung 44 (4/1989), lot 463.
The examples of this coin are known: this piece, the Paris specimen, and one in a private collection (from Leu 50, lot 216). There is another coin in Paris from the Seyrig Collection which is stuck from the same dies, but in an earlier state, before the dies were recut to add the owl heads. Originally attributed to a Phoenician mint and later an uncertain Cilician mint, M. Amandry has since convincingly argued that the style does not fit the Sidonian origin and directs one to another coin (see Sternberg XVII, 180) possibly from the same obverse die, but with heavier recutting, that has a more Cypriote-appearing reverse.
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Paphos (BC 350-332) AE453 viewsca 350-332 BC. AE (4.26g). Head of Aphrodite left, wearing stephane / Rose. Dark green patina, VF.
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Kition (BC 392-361) AE 14 - Melekiathon129 viewsMelekiathon, ca 392/1-362 BC. AE14 (2.16g). Herakles in fighting stance right, holding bow, club and lion skin / Head of Aphrodite right, wearing stephane. nVF.Jun 11, 2019
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Paphos (BC 400) Stater - Onasioikos191 viewsOnasiokos, ca 400 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 11.11g, 3h). 'O-na' in Cypriot syllabic script, bull standing left; winged solar disk above; ankh-like symbol to left / Eagle flying left; astragalos to left; all within incuse square. Rare. Struck from a somewhat worn obverse die and with a test cut on reverse, otherwise gVF.Feb 21, 2019
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Paphos (BC 450) Stater - Stasandros129 views450-400 BC. AR Stater (23mm, 10.96g, 12h). Bull standing left; winged solar disk above; ankh-like symbol to left; in exergue, palmette ornament / 'sa-ta-san-do pa-si' in Cypriot syllabic script, eagle standing left with closed wings; ankh to lower left; all within incuse square. An attractive and very well centered piece. The obverse struck from the usual worn die, otherwise aEF.Feb 21, 2019
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Marion (BC 4th cent) 1/3 Stater169 views Stasioikos I and Timocharis, ca early to mid 4th century BC. AR 1/3 Stater (14mm, 3.24g, 11h). 'pa-si-le-o-se sa-ta-si-wo-i-ko' in Cypriot syllabic script, laureate head of Apollo right / 'pa-si-le-o-se ti-mo-xa-pi-wo-se' in Cypriot syllabic script, Aphrodite or Europa hanging beside bull running right, grasping right horn with right hand. Extremely rare and of great historical interest. Struck from slightly worn dies, otherwise VF.Feb 21, 2019
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Cyprus Uncertain (AD 69-79) Didrachm - Titus as Caesar under Vespasian194 viewsTitus, as Caesar under Vespasian, 69-79 AD. AR Didrachm (20mm, 5.67g, 12h), struck 76-77 AD. AVTOKPATΩP TITOC KAICAP, laureate head left / ETOYC NEOY IEPOY Θ, Zeus Salaminios standing facing, holding patera in right hand, left hand resting on a short scepter; eagle on left arm. Rare, nVF. Tricarico coll.Dec 18, 2018
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Kition (BC 479-449) Obol - Baalmelek I166 views5th-early 4th century BC. AR Obol (0.79g, 4h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin headdress / Lion standing left, Y H(?) above. aEF. Apparently the second known example.
The cataloguer of the CNG example noted the similarity in style to Cypriot issues; the presence on this example of a partial legend does not yet help to clarify the identity of the issuer.Oct 13, 2018
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Kition (BC 479-449) Obol - Baalmelek I182 viewsBaalmelek I, ca 479-449 BC. AR Obol (7mm, 0.80g, 10h). Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / Lion standing left. Near EF, toned, some porosity, reverse a little off center. High relief. Very rare.Oct 13, 2018
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Paphos (BC 450) Obol - Stasandros286 viewsStasandros, 450-400 BC. AR Obol (10mm, 0.57g, 12h). Bull standing left; winged solar disc above / Eagle standing left; Sa Pa (in Cypriot = “Stasandros Basileusâ€) and small ankh to left, olive spray to right. VF, toned. Exceptional for issue. Very rare.Feb 07, 2018
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