CYPRUS. Salamis. Evagoras I, circa 411-374 BC. Stater (Silver, 24.5 mm, 10.85 g, 11 h). ' E u fa go ro ', ( in Cypriot syllabic script ) Head of bearded Herakles to right, wearing lion's skin headdress. Rev. Ba - si le fo se eu ( in combined Cypriot and Greek letters ) He-goat, with long horns and beard, seated right on dotted ground line. Cf. BMC 55 and BMFA 2144. Masson & Amandry Be. Cf. Tziambazis 113. A beautiful example of the type, very sharp and clear. Minor die break on the reverse, otherwise, extremely fine.

From a German collection, ex Roma V, 23 March 2013, 438.

A wonderful rendering of Herakles