CYPRUS. Uncertain mint. Circa 515-485 BC. Stater (Silver, 24 mm, 10.77 g, 12 h). Head of a roaring lion to right. Rev. 'pa' - 'phi' ( in Cypriot script ) Bull's head to right; border of dots within a shallow circular incuse. P. Dikaios, A Hoard of Silver Cypriot Staters from Larnaca, NC 1935, p. 174, 535. New York Sale 9, 2005, 113 = Triton III, 1999, 601 ( same dies ). Cf. SNG Delepierre 2925-2926. Extremely rare. Lightly toned. With a deep test cut on the reverse, breaking through to the obverse, otherwise, good very fine.

From the Collection of Jonathan H. Kagan.