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CYPRUS. Citium. Melekiathon (?) (ca. 392-361 BC). AR stater (24mm, 10.45 gm, 6h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 3/5. Heracles in fighting stance right, nude but for lion skin across back and tied around neck, brandishing club in right hand, bow in extended left hand; dotted border / Lion advancing right, head facing; star with four points, and Cypriot characters above, all in incuse circle. Newell, NNM 30, 1. Cf. ANS collection number 1044.100.57985. An exceptionally well-struck, centered, and attractive example of this rare issue.
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CYPRUS. Citium. Melekiathon (?) (ca. 392-361 BC). AR stater (24mm, 10.45 gm, 6h). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 3/5. Heracles in fighting stance right, nude but for lion skin across back and tied around neck, brandishing club in right hand, bow in extended left hand; dotted border / Lion advancing right, head facing; star with four points, and Cypriot characters above, all in incuse circle. Newell, NNM 30, 1. Cf. ANS collection number 1044.100.57985. An exceptionally well-struck, centered, and attractive example of this rare issue.
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HID02906262019
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