Cyprus, Kition AR Tetrobol. Uncertain ruler, circa 425-392 BC. Herakles in fighting stance to right, holding lion with left hand and club in upraised right hand; ankh to left / Lion with open jaws seated to left, with left foreleg raised over small bull which stands to left beside it; all in dotted border within shallow incuse square. Tziambazis -; BMC 83, pl. IV, 25 (same dies); J.P. Six, 'Monnaies Grecques, Inédites et Incertaines', The Numismatic Chronicle and Journal of the Numismatic Society Vol. 8 (1888), p. 131, no. 26, pl. V, 13 (same dies). 3.20g, 15mm, 9h.
Near Extremely Fine; light cabinet tone over lustrous metal. Extremely Rare; possibly only the third known example, and the only one in private hands.
Price realized | 9'500 GBP |
Starting price | 600 GBP |
Estimate | 1'000 GBP |