CYPRUS, Paphos. Uncertain king. Circa 500-480 BC. AR Stater (22mm, 11.05 g, 8h). Man-headed bull (river-god Bokaros?) kneeling right, head left; pellet-in-crescent above, uncertain devices in exergue / Astragalos; ba-si (in Cypriot) flanking. Destrooper-Georgiades –; cf. Masson and Amandry pl. I, 4; Zapiti & Michaelidou –; Tziambazis –; cf. Traité I 956, pl. XXVII, 7 = De Luynes 3006; cf. BMC 1; cf. Jameson 2334; cf. Weber 7701. Some die wear. EF. Excellent metal. Extremely rare, only this example in CoinArchives.
Ex Roma XVIII (29 September 2019), lot 661.