LOT 3907
Cyprus. Kition, Baalmelek II AR 1/3 Stater. Circa 425-400 BC.
Herakles in fighting stance to right, wearing lion skin, holding club overhead in right hand and bow extended before him in left hand / Lion attacking stag to right; 'lbalmlk' in Phoenician above. Cf. BMC 36-42; Tziambazis -, cf. 19 (stater); cf. Zapiti & Michaelidou 13-14. Near Very Fine. Rare.(3.77gr, 14mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceEx Salon Numismatique, Paris, France (21 September 2024 & 20 September 2025).
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
Accompanied by two previous coin tickets.
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LOT 3907
Cyprus. Kition, Baalmelek II AR 1/3 Stater.
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Star on shield / A-C, kerykeion. SNG BnF 155. 0.70gr, 8mm, 2h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman. -
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Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Macedonian shield, with thunderbolt on boss; pellets and crescents around / B-A, Macedonian helmet, decorated with laurel wreath; monogram of KE to lower right. Price 405. 4.53gr, 16mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of an Essex, UK, lady. -
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Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £35
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Very Fine. Extremely rare.
Acquired on the European coin market. Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
