PAMPHYLIA. Aspendus. Ca. mid-5th century BC. AR stater (21mm, 10.91 gm, 1h). NGC VF 5/5 - 4/5. Helmeted hoplite warrior advancing right, shield in left hand, stack of spears or javelins over left shoulder, long spear or javelin in right, box-shape object in foreground (altar?) / EΣT, triskeles, lion crouching left below in background, all within incuse square. SNG France -. SNG Copenhagen -. BMC -. Although the reverse type is published in the above references, the obverse type with the hoplite carrying extra weapons with the shield in left hand, along with the intriguing voided box appears to be an unpublished type. Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3072 (15 January 2019), lot 35243
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