Rare Kition Bronze

268, Lot: 129. Estimate $150. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CYPRUS, Kition. Melekiathon. Circa 392/1-362 BC. Æ (13mm, 1.79 g, 12h). Herakles standing right in fighting stance, club held overhead in right hand, bow in left hand, lion's skin draped over left arm; Aramaic 'm' to left / Head of Aphrodite left, wearing earring, necklace and ornamented stephane. SNG Copenhagen 20; BMC 72-3. VF, green patina. Rare.