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Salamis (BC 361-351) AV Stater - Evagoras II
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Evagoras II, King of Salamis, 361-351 BC. AV Stater (8.21g). Persic standard. Lion standing left on ground line, eagle perched left on its back, wings closed, looking back / Archer standing right, quiver on shoulder, holding notched arrow and about to draw bow, ΕΥΑ to left. Near EF, a few minor marks, well centered. Unique and unpublished.
A total of five gold staters of Evagoras II were previously known, of three different varieties. The reverse of the present piece is a previously unknown design for Evagoras, an archer about to draw his bow, instead of the bust of Aphrodite.
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| File information |
| Filename: | 650335.jpg |
| City/Mint name: | Salamis |
| Rating (13 votes): |   |
| Keywords: | gold / classical |
| References: | Cf. BMC Cyprus pl. XXIV, 11 = Traite pl. CXXVIII, 5 (same obverse die but with a star added to the left of the eagle, and completely different reverse with bust of Aphrodite). |
| Valuation: | CNG Triton VII (1/2004), lot 335 ($26,000 + comm) |
| Photo courtesy of: | Classical Numismatic Group - www.cngcoins.com |
| Filesize: | 174 KiB |
| Date added: | Dec 07, 2004 |
| Dimensions: | 500 x 249 pixels |
| Displayed: | 1719 times |
| URL: | http://www.asiaminorcoins.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=244 |
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