Issuing authority - Date
- Mint
- Kition
- King
- Baalmilk I
- Date
- 475 - 450 BC
Provenance
- Museum
- Berlin, Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Museum ID
- 1852/9960
- Museum Link
- http://ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=18217905
Physical Description
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- 1/12 of a siglos
- Weight
- 0.96 g.
- Weight standard
- local (cypriot)
- Die Axis
- 6 h
- Diameter
- 11.0 mm
Typological Description
Obverse
- Obverse type
- Heracles head r. bearded with lion skin
Reverse
- Reverse type
- Lion seated r.
- Reverse symbol
- Ankh
- Reverse script
- Phoenician
- Reverse inscription
- 𐤁𐤏 : b'
Reference
- Published in
- Lembke (2010), 204, n. 98; BMC, 10, no 8-9
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.
