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                                Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 517. Closing Date: Jan 
                                10, 2005. CYPRUS, Salamis. Euelthon. Circa 
                                560-525 BC. AR Stater (10.97 gm, 12h). 
                                Posthumous issue, struck circa 515-480 BC. 
                                Estimate $2000 Sold For $2600 

                              CYPRUS, Salamis. Euelthon. Circa 560-525 BC. AR 
                              Stater (10.97 gm, 12h). Posthumous issue, struck 
                              circa 515-480 BC. "Euelthon" in Cypriot, ram 
                              kneeling left / Blank. Asyut 787; BMC Cyprus pg. 
                              46, 2; cf. SNG Copenhagen 31; Rosen 754; Dewing 
                              2528; Boston MFA 2143; Kraay, ACGC 1078. Good VF, 
                              darkly toned, light scratches. Exceptional for 
                              issue. ($2000)

                              From the William and Louise Fielder Collection.

                              The majority of the coinage struck in the name of 
                              Euelthon, the founder of the Cypriot dynasty, was 
                              struck after his death by his successors.

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