Siglos - Uncertain King

Lapethos, on the northern coast of Cyprus, maintained close ties with the Phoenician world while nominally under Persian suzerainty during this period. Its coinage drew from both traditions, and the attribution of specific issues to named kings remains unresolved — the royal sequence for Lapethos in the early fifth century is poorly documented in ancient sources, leaving several siglos types classified simply as "uncertain king."

The BMC Greek #2 reference places this piece among the earliest Lapethian issues, predating the better-documented reigns that follow the Persian Wars.