Issuing authority - Date
- Mint
- Kourion ?
- King
- Uncertain king of Kourion
- Date
- -
Provenance
- Museum
- New York, American Numismatic Society
- Museum ID
- 1951.125.2
- Museum Link
- http://numismatics.org/collection/1951.125.2
Physical Description
- Material
- Silver
- Denomination
- Siglos
- Weight
- 10.83 g.
- Weight standard
- Local (Cypriot)
- Die Axis
- 3 h
- Diameter
- 22.0 mm
Typological Description
Obverse
- Obverse type
- Lion walking r.
- Obverse script
- Cypriot syllabic
- Obverse inscription
- 𐠍 : ko
Reverse
- Reverse type
- Bull standing l.
- Reverse script
- Cypriot syllabic
- Reverse inscription
- 𐠍 : ko
- Reverse overstrike
- Two countermarks / below left: a lion l. and a dolphin above. / above l.: a lion r.
Reference
Entry date: 04/04/2018, Entry by: E. Markou, Update date: 10/14/2020, Updated by: E. Markou
Relevant Bibliographical References from Kyprios Character bibliographical database
Kagan, J.H. 1999: “The Archaic and early Classical coinage of Kourion”, Cahier du Centre d’études chypriotes 29: 33-44.
