Kition (BC 479-449) 1/3 Stater - Baalmelek I

Baalmelek I, King of Kition, ca 479-449 BC. AR 1/3 Stater (3.16g, 3h). Herakles advancing right, wearing lion skin, holding club and bow / Lion standing right, thunderbolt above; all in dotted square within incuse square. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. Apparently unpublished, possibly unique.

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Filename:	73000424.jpg
City/Mint name:	Kition
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Keywords:	silver / classical
References:	SNG Copenhagen -; cf. Tziambazis 15; cf. BMC 7
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 73 (9/2006), lot 424 ($2,000 + comm)
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Filesize:	54 KiB
Date added:	Jan 11, 2010
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