Crete, Phaistos AR Stater. Circa 322-300 BC. Herakles seated left atop lion's skin draped over rock, head facing, resting upon club; ΦAIΣTIΩN above; to left, bow and quiver hung from tree; behind, large amphora / Bull standing right within wreath; θEV below. Le Rider pl. XXII, 31; SNG Lockett 2590 (same rev. die); Traité III 1642 var. (bull butting right). 11.45g, 26mm, 10h.
Very Fine. Extremely Rare.
From the David Freedman Collection;
Privately purchased from London Coin Galleries Ltd., 11 April 2016;
Ex Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Auction 270, 2 October 2015, lot 8283.