From the Levante and Waddington Collections,
Deaccessioned from the Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Triton XVIII, Lot: 688. Estimate $3000. Sold for $13000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

CILICIA, Mallos. Circa 390-385 BC. AR Stater (21.5mm, 10.41 g, 9h). Persian king, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left; barley grain to left / Herakles wrestling with the Nemean Lion; MAΛ and club to left. Casabonne Type 7; SNG France 398; SNG Levante Supp. 24 = Waddington 4358 (this coin, illustrated); SNG von Aulock 5718 (same rev. die); Sunrise 87 (same rev. die); Weber 7566 (same rev. die). Near EF, darkly toned, a little off center. Very rare, only three in CoinArchives.

From the Edoardo Levante Collection. Deaccessioned from the Départment des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Ex William-Henri Waddington Collection.