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1/10 Gold Stater - Pumiathon
| Issuer | Kition (Cyprus (ancient)) |
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| Year | 362 BC - 312 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Bearded head of Herakles in right profile, wearing the lion skin headdress with the scalp drawn over the crown and the forepaws knotted beneath the chin. The facial features are rendered in a bold, archaic style typical of Cypriote coinage of the fourth century BC, with a prominent brow, strong jaw, and individualized musculature visible through the pelt. A dotted border runs along the lower periphery of the coin, partially framing the design on this irregularly shaped flan. |
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| Reverse description | A lion, depicted in a powerful crouching posture, attacks a stag that cowers to the right in a position of submission; both figures are rendered with fine detail characteristic of Cypriote engraving of the period. The entire scene is enclosed within a dotted border set within a deep incuse square, a hallmark of Phoenician-influenced coinage from Kition. The composition conveys dynamic tension between predator and prey, a motif closely associated with the royal iconography of the Kition dynasty under Pumiathon. |
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| Mint | Kition (Cyprus) |
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