Issuing authority - Date

Mint
Paphos
King
Nikokles (of Paphos)
Date
325 - 310 BC

Provenance

Museum
Copenhagen, Royal Collection of the National Museum of Denmark
Museum ID
628
Museum Link
Proschowsky 1970

Physical Description

Material
Silver
Denomination
uncertain denomination
Weight
6.92 g.
Weight standard
uncertain
Die Axis
12 h
Diameter
28.0 mm

Typological Description

Obverse

Obverse type
Aphrodite head l. with high crown
Obverse script
Greek
Obverse inscription
ΠΒΑ

Reverse

Reverse type
Apollo on the omphalos holding bow
Reverse script
Greek
Reverse inscription
ΝΙΚΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΠΑΦΙΟΝ

Reference

Published in
SNG Cop.  Sup., no. 628
Reference
BMC Cyprus, 79, 2; Masson 1991, 65-68 ; Mørkholm 1978, 146

Entry date: , Entry by: E. Markou, Update date: 10/14/2020, Updated by: E. Markou


Relevant Bibliographical References from Kyprios Character bibliographical database

Masson, O. 1991: “Notes de numismatique chypriote, appendix I. Bronzes du roi Timarchos”, Revue numismatique 6th series, 33: 69.

Mørkholm, O. 1978: “The Alexander coins of Nicocles of Paphos”, Chiron. Mitteilungen der Kommission für alte Geschichte und Epigraphik des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts 8: 135-147.

Hill, G.F. 1904: BMC Cyprus, A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Cyprus , London.

Schultz, S., Zahle, J. 2002: SNG Copenhague, supplement, Acquisitions 1942-1996 , Copenhagen.

 

 

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