Issuing authority - Date
- Mint
- Amathous
- King
- (-)timos
- Date
- 385/380 BC -
Provenance
- Museum
- Berlin, Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Museum ID
- 1873 Fox
- Museum Link
- http://ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=18217652
Physical Description
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Didrachm
- Weight
- 6.63 g.
- Weight standard
- rhodian or chian
- Die Axis
- 8 h
- Diameter
- 19.0 mm
Typological Description
Obverse
- Obverse type
- Lion lying r. with eagle above
- Obverse script
- Cypriot syllabic
- Obverse inscription
- ?-?-?-?
Reverse
- Reverse type
- Lion forepart r.
- Reverse script
- Cypriot syllabic
- Reverse inscription
- ? ? ? ? 𐠯 𐠗 : ?-?-ti-mo
Reference
- Published in
- Amandry 130, 1b,4; Six 309, 20; BMC XVIII 9
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.
