Issuing authority - Date
- Mint
- Amathous
- King
- Pyrwos
- Date
- c. 385 BC -
Provenance
- Museum
- Berlin, Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Museum ID
- 18217649 (1873 Fox)
- Museum Link
- http://ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=18217649
Physical Description
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Didrachm
- Weight
- 6.67 g.
- Weight standard
- rhodian or chian
- Die Axis
- 12 h
- Diameter
- 23.0 mm
Typological Description
Obverse
- Obverse type
- Lion lying r. with eagle above
- Obverse script
- Cypriot syllabic
Reverse
- Reverse type
- Lion forepart r.
- Reverse script
- Cypriot syllabic
- Reverse inscription
- py 𐠦 𐠵 𐠩 ? : py-ro-wo-se ?
Reference
- Published in
- Amandry, p. 71, no 128,3; Six 309,19; BM XVIII 7
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
Six, J.P. 1883: “Du classement des séries chypriotes”, Revue numismatique 3rd series, 1: 279-374.
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.
