Roma Numismatics Ltd
E-Sale 59 11 Jul 2019
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Cyprus, Kition AR Stater. Azbaal, circa 449-425 BC. Herakles in fighting stance to right, wearing lion skin upon his back and tied around neck, holding club overhead in right hand and bow extended before him in left hand; monogram or ankh to right / Lion attacking stag crouching right; L'Z'B'L (in Aramaic) above; all inside dotted border within incuse square. Zapiti Michaelidou 5-6; Tziambazis 17; BMCRE 16-8. 11.10g, 22mm, 1h. Good Very Fine; pleasantly toned. From the collection of an antiquarian, Bavaria c. 1960s-1990s.