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CYPRUS, Early 5th century BC. AR Stater Ram Laurel branch w/ fruit VF
CYPRUS, Early 5th century BC. AR Stater Ram Laurel branch w/ fruit VF

CYPRUS, Early 5th century BC. AR Stater Ram Laurel branch w/ fruit VF

$ 158.4

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Era: Ancient
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
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  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Composition: Silver
  • Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
  • Provenance: Ownership History Available
  • Denomination: stater
  • Certification: NGC

    Description

    CYPRUS, Uncertain. Early 5th century BC. AR Stater
    Ram walking left, upon which an ankh symbol is superimposed
    / Laurel branch with bud at top, and a leaf and fruit on each side; ankh symbol to right; Cypriot letter Ξ & ankh-like monogram to side, anchor symbol left
    all in dotted square within incuse square. Zapiti & Michaelidou 2
    [all struck from the same obv. die]. test cut obv. 19-24mm, 10.90 gr.
    VF example for type, well centered rev.
    See H. Troxell and N.M. Waggoner, "The Robert F. Kelley Bequest," MN 23 (1978), pp. 33–6, for an examination of this coinage. The obverse die was used to strike three different issues, all with different reverses. These were struck in succession, with the present type belonging to the third issue, when the ankh was engraved over the ram, and the obverse die was in a heavily worn state. This issue has a number of varieties with various symbols in the field flanking the laurel branch.
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