Issuing authority - Date

Mint
Kition
King
Uncertain king of Kition
Date
525 - 480 BC

Provenance

Museum
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques
Museum ID
Babelon 708
Museum Link
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b85350547

Physical Description

Material
Silver
Denomination
1/12 of a siglos
Weight
0.8 g.
Weight standard
Local (Cypriot)
Die Axis
6 h
Diameter
9.0 mm

Typological Description

Obverse

Obverse type
Heracles head r. youthful with lion skin

Reverse

Reverse type
Lion devouring stag r.

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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