Idalion (BC 480-470) Stater

Ki...(?), ca 480-470 BC. AR Stater â€“ Didrachm (22mm, 10.29g, 12h). Sphinx seated right, raising left foreleg; basi in Cypriot to left, [unclear legend to right] / Lotus flower with two spiral tendrils below; all within peripheral incuse. VF, toned, rough surfaces. Very rare. Ex Triton XV (1/2012), lot 1260; Spink 46 (10/1985), lot 126.

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Filename:	93000482.jpg
City/Mint name:	Idalion
Keywords:	silver / archaic
References:	Tziambazis 42; TraitÃ© II 1246; BMC 7 (same obv. die)
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 93 (5/2013), lot 482 ($4,000 + comm)
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Filesize:	106 KiB
Date added:	Jul 12, 2013
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