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 to 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, 6h.
Near Very Fine; worn obv. die.
From a private European collection;
Ex private German collection, Roma Numismatics Ltd., E-Sale 32, 7 January 2017, lot 489.