Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XIV 21 Sep 2017
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Cilicia, Issos AR Stater. Circa 385-380 BC. Obverse die signed by Apatorios. Apollo standing facing, head left, holding patera and placing hand on laurel tree behind; engraver's signature AΠATOPIOΣ in upper left field / Herakles standing facing, head right, resting hand on grounded club and holding bow and arrow, lion skin draped over arm; ankh-like symbol in right field. Brindley, NC 1993, group 5b; Casabonne type 3; SNG France 2; cf. SNG Levante 173. 10.67g, 23mm, 3h.
Extremely Fine; among the finest known. Very Rare.
Privately purchased from Numismatic Fine Arts in 1989.
Issos was situated on a strategic coastal plain along the Pinarus river, through which ran the highway linking east and west Cilicia. In 333 BC, it was the site of Alexander the Great's decisive victory over Darios III of Persia.
Extremely Fine; among the finest known. Very Rare.
Privately purchased from Numismatic Fine Arts in 1989.
Issos was situated on a strategic coastal plain along the Pinarus river, through which ran the highway linking east and west Cilicia. In 333 BC, it was the site of Alexander the Great's decisive victory over Darios III of Persia.