Issuing authority - Date

Mint
Salamis
King
Evagoras I
Date
411 - 374 BC

Provenance

Museum
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques
Museum ID
Babelon 597
Museum Link
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b85349771

Physical Description

Material
Silver
Denomination
1/3 of a siglos
Weight
2.94 g.
Weight standard
Local (Cypriot)
Die Axis
12 h
Diameter
15.0 mm

Typological Description

Obverse

Obverse type
Heracles seated r. on rock holding club and corn of abondance
Obverse script
Cypriot syllabic
Obverse inscription
𐠁 𐠄 𐠲 𐠍 𐠦 : e-u-wa-ko-ro

Reverse

Reverse type
Ram lying r.
Reverse symbol
greek letter
Reverse script
Cypriot syllabic
Reverse inscription
𐠞 𐠪 𐠐 ( 𐠵 ) 𐠩 : pa-si-le-(wo)-se

Reference

Published in
Babelon, Perses, no 597
Reference
J. Pellerin, Recueil de médailles de peuples et de villes, t. 3, Paris, 1763, pl. 122, n° 3

Entry date: 11/24/2015, Entry by: E. Markou, Update date: 10/14/2020, Updated by: E. Markou


Relevant Bibliographical References from Kyprios Character bibliographical database

Babelon, E. 1893: Catalogue des monnaies grecques de la Bibliothèque Nationale: les Perses Achéménides, les satrapes et les dynastes tributaires de leur empire: Cypre et la Phénicie , Paris.

 

 

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