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Salamis (BC 361-351) Obol - Evagoras II114 viewsEvagoras II, King of Salamis, mid-4th cent BC. AR Obol (11mm, 0.60g, 6h). Bust of Satrap (Evagoras?) facing, wearing Persian tiara (bashlyk) with flaps tied below chin and necklace, star to left / Diademed head of female (Aphrodite?) left. Toned, aEF. Very rare.
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Marion (BC 330-312) AV 1/12 Stater - Stasoikos II189 viewsStasoikos II, King of Marion, 330-312 BC. AV 1/12th Stater (0.85g). Head of Zeus left / head of Aphrodite right.
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Salamis (BC 411-373) Stater/Double Siglos - Evagoras I121 viewsEvagoras I, King of Salamis, 411-374/3 BC. AR Stater or Double Siglos (22mm, 10.04g, 6h), struck ca 390 BC. Head of bearded Herakles wearing lion skin 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. Toned, aEF. Very rare.
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Salamis (BC 351-332) Didrachm - Pnytagoras73 viewsPnytagoras, King of Salamis, 351-332 BC. AR Didrachm (6.96g). Laureate and draped bust of Aphrodite left, ΠΝ to right / Draped bust of Artemis left, bow and quiver behind neck. Toned VF, light porosity. Rare.
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Salamis (BC 361-351) Obol - Evagoras II170 viewsEvagoras II, King of Salamis, mid 4th cent BC. AR Obol (0.70g). Turreted head of Aphrodite left / Head of Satrap (Evagoras?) left, wearing Persian tiara with flaps tied below chin, star in front. Very fine, rare.
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Marion (BC 330-312) AE - Stasoikos II143 viewsStasoikos II, King of Marion, 330-312 BC. AE (7.24g). Shield / Head of liown left. Fine. Extremely rare.
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Idalion (BC 470-460) Stater7 viewsUncertain king, ca 470-460 BC. AR Stater (10.51g, 4h). Sphinx seated left, raising forepaw; Cypriot letters around (most off flan) / Lotus flower; ivy leaf to left, astragalos to right. VF, toned, some corrosion. Very rare. Morcom Coll.
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Amathos (BC 350) 1/3 Stater - Rhoikos71 viewsRhoikos, King of Amathos, ca 350 BC. AR 1/3 Stater - Tetrobol (2.04g). Head of lion right, within dotted circle / Forepart of lion right, head facing, within circle. VF.
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Salamis (BC 351-332) AV Stater - Pnytagoras17 viewsPnytagoras, King of Salamis, ca 351/0-332/1 BC. AV Stater (8.31g, 12h). Persic standard. Draped bust of Aphrodite left, hair rolled above forehead and falling in long wavy strands to front and back of shoulder, wearing beaded necklace, triple-drop earring, and turreted crown; ΠN behind / Draped bust of Aphrodite left, hair in tight ringlets falling before ear and down back of neck, wearing torque (open end at front of her neck), beaded hoop earring, fillet, and crown decorated with semicircular plates; BA behind. EF, scratch in field on obverse. Very rare.Jan 11, 2010
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Idalion (BC 470-460) Stater7 viewsUncertain king, ca 470-460 BC. AR Stater (10.51g, 4h). Sphinx seated left, raising forepaw; Cypriot letters around (most off flan) / Lotus flower; ivy leaf to left, astragalos to right. VF, toned, some corrosion. Very rare. Morcom Coll.Jan 11, 2010
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Salamis (BC 411-374) Stater - Evagoras I5 viewsEvagoras I, ca 411-374 BC. AR Stater (21mm, 10.39g, 12h). Herakles seated right on rock draped with lion's skin, leaning on club and holding drinking horn / Goat recumbent right. Fine, porous.Jan 11, 2010
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Kition (BC 479-449) 1/3 Stater - Baalmelek I7 viewsBaalmelek I, King of Kition, ca 479-449 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (3.16g, 3h). Herakles advancing right, wearing lion skin, holding club and bow / Lion standing right, thunderbolt above; all in dotted square within incuse square. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. Apparently unpublished, possibly unique.
Jan 11, 2010
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Cyprus Uncertain (BC 450) Stater17 viewsca 450 BC. Ko... or Go... AR Persic Stater (10.94g). Lion springing right on ground line, Λ below, within dotted circle / Bull walking left, Λ below, within dotted incuse square. aEF.Oct 23, 2009
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Salamis (BC 351-332) Didrachm - Pnytagoras 24 viewsPnytagoras, King of Salamis, 351/0-332/1 BC. AR Didrachm (17mm, 6.90g, 12h). Laureate and draped bust of Aphrodite left, ΠΝ to right / Draped bust of Artemis left, bow and quiver over shoulder. Very rare. gVF.Oct 23, 2009
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Cyprus Uncertain (BC 450) Obol34 viewsca 450 BC. AR Obol (0.76g, 7mm). Owl’s head facing / Owl standing right, ankh symbol in field. Grainy surfaces, reverse die broken at the edge leaving a protrusion on the edge of the reverse. Very rare, possibly unpublished. Good Very Fine.Feb 28, 2009
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Cyprus Uncertain (BC 450) Obol35 viewsca 450 BC. AR Obol (0.81g, 7mm). Owl’s head facing / Uncertain object, ankh in field. Slightly grainy, on a thick flan. Extremely rare, probably unpublished. Very fine.Feb 28, 2009
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