Issuing authority - Date
Provenance
- Museum
- Copenhagen, Royal Collection of the National Museum of Denmark
- Museum ID
- 628
- Museum Link
- Proschowsky 1970
Physical Description
- Material
- Silver
- Denomination
- uncertain denomination
- Weight
- 6.92 g.
- Weight standard
- uncertain
- Die Axis
- 12 h
- Diameter
- 28.0 mm
Typological Description
Obverse
- Obverse type
- Aphrodite head l. with high crown
- Obverse script
- Greek
- Obverse inscription
- ΠΒΑ
Reverse
- Reverse type
- Apollo on the omphalos holding bow
- Reverse script
- Greek
- Reverse inscription
- ΝΙΚΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΠΑΦΙΟΝ
Reference
- Published in
- SNG Cop. Sup., no. 628
- Reference
- BMC Cyprus, 79, 2; Masson 1991, 65-68 ; Mørkholm 1978, 146
Entry date: , Entry by: E. Markou, Update date: 10/14/2020, Updated by: E. Markou
Relevant Bibliographical References from Kyprios Character bibliographical database
Masson, O. 1991: “Notes de numismatique chypriote, appendix I. Bronzes du roi Timarchos”, Revue numismatique 6th series, 33: 69.
Mørkholm, O. 1978: “The Alexander coins of Nicocles of Paphos”, Chiron. Mitteilungen der Kommission für alte Geschichte und Epigraphik des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts 8: 135-147.
Hill, G.F. 1904: BMC Cyprus, A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Cyprus , London.
Schultz, S., Zahle, J. 2002: SNG Copenhague, supplement, Acquisitions 1942-1996 , Copenhagen.