Description

Greek World, CYPRUS. Salamis. Evagoras I, circa 411-374/3 BC. Stater-Didrachm. NGC Choice XF (Silver, 22 mm, 11.05 g, 8 h). 𐠁𐠄𐠲𐠍𐠦 ('e-u-wa-ko-ro' in Cypriot syllabic script) Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress. Rev. 𐠞𐠪𐠐[𐠃]-𐠩 ('pa-si-le-wo-se' in Cypriot syllabic script) - EY He-goat with long horns and beard recumbent to right on dotted ground line; above, grain of barley; to right, uncertain letter; on the right, countermark: bull standing right in rectangular incuse. BMC 55. Masson & Amandry p. 37, B. Traité II, 1156 and pl. CXXIX, 4. Beautiful old collection toning. Struck on a somewhat irregular flan and with minor weakness on the obverse from countermarking, otherwise, choice Extremely Fine. From the collection of Dr. A. Drakul, ex Obolos 4, 21 February 2016, 404 and from a Swiss collection, Numismatica Genevensis 7, 27 November 2012, 251, ex Frank Sternberg Zurich 18,19 November 1982, 287 Inv: G26217