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Diobol - Baalmelek II
| Issuer | Kingdom of Kition (Cyprus (ancient)) |
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| Year | 425 BC - 400 BC |
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| Weight | 1.64 g |
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| Obverse description | Herakles depicted in full figure, striding vigorously to the right, clad in the Nemean lion's skin draped over his shoulders and head. His right hand extends forward bearing a bow, while his left arm carries a club, conveying his heroic strength and martial prowess. The rendering is in the archaic-to-early classical Cypriot style, with bold, somewhat schematic musculature typical of Phoenician-influenced coinage from Kition. The field is plain, with no legend or inscription present. |
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| Reverse description | A powerful lion, depicted in right profile, is shown attacking and bringing down a stag, which collapses beneath the predator's weight in a dynamic hunting scene. The composition captures the moment of the kill with vigorous, if stylized, modeling characteristic of Phoenician artistic influence on Cypriot coinage. The entire design is contained within a dotted border forming an inner square, itself set within a recessed incuse square — a hallmark technique of early Kitian silver coinage. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
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| Mint | Citium (Kition), Cyprus, modern-day Larnaca, Cyprus |
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