Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 87 - Ancient Coins Prima sessone
Monday 14 December 2020 hours 16:00 (UTC +00:00)
Cyprus, Lapethos, Stater, ca. 435 BC; AR (g 10,86; mm 20; h 2); Head of...
Cyprus, Lapethos, Stater, ca. 435 BC; AR (g 10,86; mm 20; h 2); Head of Athena l., wearing crested Corinthian helmet, Rv. Head of Athena facing, wearing open-faced helmet with transverse crest, and necklace; decorative elements in upper corners, all within dotted border within incuse square. Unpublished in the standard references, but cf. BMC 7-9, pl. VI, 6-8; Tziambazis cf. 48.
Extremely Rare. Struck from worn obverse die typical of the issue, good very fine.