Mallos (BC 385-333) Stater

ca 385-333 BC. AR Stater (10.65g). Bearded head of Herakles right, lion's skin tied around neck / Head of Persian satrap right, wearing Persian headdress, ΜΑΛ to left. Nice EF, beautifully engraved dies. Ex the Metropolitan Museum of Art (Sotheby's, 11/1972), lot 627; Montagu Collection (Sotheby, 3/1896), lot 657.

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Filename:	650298.jpg
City/Mint name:	Mallos
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Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	SNG Levante 153 var. (no ethnic); SNG Levante Suppl. 25 (same obverse die); SNG France 396 (same dies); BMC Lycaonia p. 100, 28; SNG Cop. -; SNG v. Aulock 5716 var. (shield on obverse)
Valuation:	CNG Triton VII (1/2004), lot 298 ($12,000 + comm)
Photo courtesy of:	Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com
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Date added:	Jan 03, 2005
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