Issuing authority - Date
- Mint
- Idalion
- King
- Stasikypros
- Date
- 460 - 450/445 BC
Provenance
- Museum
- Berlin, Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
- Museum ID
- 1900 Imhoof-Blumer
- Museum Link
- http://ikmk.smb.museum/object?id=18217657
Physical Description
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- 1/3 of a siglos
- Weight
- 3.55 g.
- Weight standard
- local (cypriot)
- Die Axis
- 9 h
- Diameter
- 16.0 mm
Typological Description
Obverse
- Obverse type
- Sphinx seated l., raising r. foreleg on an inversed lotus flower
- Obverse script
- Cypriot syllabic
- Obverse inscription
- 𐠨 : sa
Reverse
- Reverse type
- Lotus flower on two spiral tendrils; astragalos, r. ; ivy leaf l. in incuse circle
Reference
- Reference
- BMC Cyprus, XLIX, no 1; Weisser (2002), 193, no 216
Entry date: 09/10/2014, 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.
