Issuing authority - Date
- Mint
- Amathous
- King
- Uncertain king or Wroikos
- Date
- 460 - 450 BC
Provenance
- Museum
- Berlin, Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Museum ID
- 18217648 (1875 Prokesch-Osten)
- Museum Link
- http://ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=18217648
Physical Description
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- 1/6 of a siglos
- Weight
- 1.44 g.
- Weight standard
- local (cypriot)
- Die Axis
- 3 h
- Diameter
- 13.0 mm
Typological Description
Obverse
- Obverse type
- Lion crouching l.
Reverse
- Reverse type
- Lion forepart r.
Reference
- Reference
- Amandry Nr. 125, C 6
Entry date: 09/09/2014, Entry by: E. Markou, Update date: 10/14/2020, Updated by: E. Markou
Relevant Bibliographical References from Kyprios Character bibliographical database
Hill, G.F. 1904: BMC Cyprus, A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Cyprus , London.
Amandry, M. 1984: “Le monnayage d’Amathonte”, in: Aupert, P., Hellmann, M.C., Amathonte I. Testimonia 1. Auteurs anciens – Monnayage – Voyageurs – Fouilles – Origines – Géographie. Éditions Recherche sur les Grandes Civilisations, École Française d’Athènes, ‘Mémoire’ no 32 ed., Paris: 57-76.
