CYPRUS, Kition. Baalmelek II. Circa 425/0-400 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 11.15 g, 6h).Electronic Auction 516 Greek, Silver Sold For $ 225. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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CYPRUS, Kition. Baalmelek II. Circa 425/0-400 BC. AR Stater (20mm, 11.15 g, 6h). Herakles, wearing lion skin, in fighting stance right, holding club overhead in right hand, bow extended before him in left hand; ankh to right / Lion attacking stag crouching right; [l b’lmlk (in Aramaic) above]; all in dotted square within incuse square. Zapiti & Michaelidou 12 (same obv. die); BMC 35. Lightly toned, overstruck on uncertain type, struck with worn obverse die, metal plug added to flan prior to striking (perhaps to increase weight). Near VF. |