Issuing authority - Date
- Mint
- Kition or Amathous
- King
- Uncertain king
- Date
- 525 - 480 BC
Provenance
- Museum
- Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques
- Museum ID
- Babelon 643
- Museum Link
- http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8535023p
Physical Description
- Material
- Silver
- Denomination
- 1/6 of a siglos
- Weight
- 1.46 g.
- Weight standard
- Local (Cypriot)
- Diameter
- 12.0 mm
Typological Description
Obverse
- Obverse type
- Lion crouching l.
Reverse
- Reverse type
- Smooth
Reference
- Published in
- Babelon, Perses, 643
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.
