Issuing authority - Date

Mint
Salamis
King
Nikokreon
Date
331 - 310/9 BC

Provenance

Museum
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques
Museum ID
Babelon 637
Museum Link
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8535014q

Physical Description

Material
Silver
Denomination
Didrachm
Weight
6.1 g.
Weight standard
Rhodian or Chian
Die Axis
12 h
Diameter
19.0 mm

Typological Description

Obverse

Obverse type
Aphrodite bust r. with turreted crown
Obverse script
Greek
Obverse inscription
ΒΑ

Reverse

Reverse type
Apollo head l. with laurel wreath and bow
Reverse script
Greek
Reverse inscription
ΝΚ

Reference

Published in
E. Babelon, Catalogue des monnaies grecques de la Bibliothèque nationale. Les Perses achéménides, les satrapes et les dynastes tributaires de leur empire, Cypre et Phénicie, Paris, 1893.

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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