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Cyprus, Salamis AR Stater. Evanthes(?), circa 450 BC. Recumbent ram to left, ivy leaf before; Cypriot script: 'e-u-we-le-to-no-se' around / Ankh, on which inscribed Cypriot character 'pa'; Cypriot script 'o-te-[ ]-me(?)' anticlockwise from bottom left. Unpublished in the standard references; Roma E-65, lot 480; Heritage 3067, lot 30194; Roma E-53, lot 395. 11.18g, 20mm, 7h.
Very Fine. Very Rare; unpublished in the standard references.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
This coin names Evelthon on the obverse, and due to the use of the ankh reverse type must therefore date to one of his successors who occasionally used obverse dies naming Evelthon. The uncertain reverse inscription makes identification of the reigning king difficult, but Evanthes is a possible candidate. If so, it would be the only known type of Evanthes to also name Evelthon on the obverse. This would be significant, as it would confirm that Evanthes, like his predecessor Nikodamos, claimed descent from the house of Evelthon.
Very Fine. Very Rare; unpublished in the standard references.
From the inventory of a German dealer.
This coin names Evelthon on the obverse, and due to the use of the ankh reverse type must therefore date to one of his successors who occasionally used obverse dies naming Evelthon. The uncertain reverse inscription makes identification of the reigning king difficult, but Evanthes is a possible candidate. If so, it would be the only known type of Evanthes to also name Evelthon on the obverse. This would be significant, as it would confirm that Evanthes, like his predecessor Nikodamos, claimed descent from the house of Evelthon.