Issuing authority - Date
- Mint
- Kition
- King
- Uncertain king of Kition
- Date
- 525 - 480 BC
Provenance
- Museum
- Athens, Numismatic Museum
- Museum ID
- ΒΠ 1989 - 10
Physical Description
- Material
- Silver
- Denomination
- 1/12 of a siglos
- Weight
- 0.75 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.
- Reverse Die
- same die as SNG Fitz 5354
Reference
- Published in
- Destrooper-Georgiades 1981, 10
Entry date: 03/11/2014, Entry by: P. Papadopoulou, Update date: 10/14/2020, Updated by: E. Markou
Relevant Bibliographical References from Kyprios Character bibliographical database
Destrooper-Georgiades, A. 1981 (1989): “Les monnaies chypriotes dans la collection d'Adonis Kyrou”, Αρχαιολογικόν Δελτίον 36: 199-208.
