Salamis (BC 411-373) Stater/Double Siglos - Evagoras I

Evagoras I, King of Salamis, 411-374/3 BC. AR Stater or Double Siglos (11.10g, 8h). Head of bearded Herakles wearing lion skin headdress right; Cypriot letters, 'Eu fa go ro' to right (mostly off the flan) / 'Ba si le fo se eu' (in combined Cypriot and Greek letters), goat seated right on dotted ground line; barley grain above. Very rare. Toned, good VF.

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City/Mint name:	Salamis
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Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	BMC 55 var.; BMFA 2144; SNG Cop. 47; Kraay/Hirmer 678 var.; Kunstfreund 226
Valuation:	Gorny, Auc. 115 (3/2002), lot 1208 (EUR 1,000 ($869) + comm)
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Date added:	Dec 24, 2004
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