Issuing authority - Date

Mint
Amathous
King
Wroikos
Date
350 ? BC -

Provenance

Museum
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques
Museum ID
Waddington 4826
Museum Link
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b85350866

Physical Description

Material
Silver
Denomination
Tetrobol
Weight
2.08 g.
Weight standard
Rhodian or Chian
Die Axis
2 h
Diameter
15.0 mm

Typological Description

Obverse

Obverse type
Lion's head r.

Reverse

Reverse type
Lion lying r.
Reverse script
Cypriot syllabic
Reverse inscription
𐠦 : ro

Reference

Published in
E. Babelon, Inventaire sommaire de la collection Waddington acquise par l'État en 1897 pour le département des médailles et antiques de la Bibliothèque nationale, Paris, 1898.

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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