Watch List notes:

CILICIA. Issos. Circa 390-385 BC. Stater (Silver, 22 mm, 10.27 g, 7 h), signed by the artist Apatorios. IΣΣI Apollo standing facing, head left, holding patera in right hand and placing left on laurel tree; to upper left, AΠATOPIOΣ. Rev. Herakles standing facing, head right, right leaning on club and holding bow and arrow in left hand; lion's skin draped over left arm; to right, monogram; to upper left, wreath. Casabonne type 3. SNG Levante 173 (but countermark over artist's signature). SNG Paris -. Very rare and interesting. Minor traces of cleaning, otherwise, good very fine.


This is a rare case of an artist signing his work in Cilicia.