LYCIA, Phaselis. Circa 530 BC. AR Stater (11.01 gm). Prow of galley right, 
      resembling the forepart of a boar; shields visible along gunwhale / 
      Irregular incuse punch. Heipp-Tamer -; Kagan, "IGCH 1185 Reconsidered," in 
      Revue Belge 1992, 27, pl. iii, 27; Triton II, lot 447 (same reverse 
      punch). Toned EF. Very rare! ($2500) The city of Phaselis, founded in 690 
      BC by settlers from Rhodes, was the one purely Greek city in Lycia. This 
      stater, distinguished by the early form of irregular punch, was among the 
      first coins issued by the city.


Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1455.

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