Provenance

Museum
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques
Museum ID
Waddington 4831
Museum Link
http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8535107x

Physical Description

Material
Silver
Denomination
1/6 of a siglos
Weight
1.58 g.
Weight standard
Local (Cypriot)
Die Axis
5 h
Diameter
12.0 mm

Typological Description

Obverse

Obverse type
Bull standing l.; above winged solar disk

Reverse

Reverse type
Eagle standing l.; olive spray on the field r.
Reverse script
Cypriot syllabic
Reverse inscription
𐠞 𐠢 : pa-pu

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. 1898: “Inventaire de la Collection Waddington”, Revue numismatique 4th series, 2: 202-206.

 

 

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