Cyprus, Paphos AR Stater. Onasioikos, circa 450-440 BC. Bull standing to left, Cypriot character 'pa' on its flank, winged solar disk above, ankh to left; below, Cypriot script 'pa-si-le' / Eagle flying to left, Cypriot characters 'pa' and 'o' behind, astragalos below to left; all within incuse square. BMC -, cf. pl. XXII, 2 (Fitzwilliam) var. (characters); Traité II -; Tziambazis -; Roma XVI, 350 (same dies). 11.02g, 20mm, 8h.
Extremely Fine; an exceptional example unusually displaying an early obverse die state. Extremely Rare.
From the collection of an antiquarian, Bavaria c. 1960s-1990s.