Issuing authority - Date

Mint
Paphos
King
Uncertain king of Paphos (classical)
Date
480 - 310 BC

Provenance

Museum
Athens, Numismatic Museum
Museum ID
ΒΠ 1989 - 18

Physical Description

Material
Silver
Denomination
1/3 of a siglos
Weight
1.51 g.
Weight standard
Local (Cypriot)
Die Axis
2 h
Diameter
11.0 mm

Typological Description

Obverse

Obverse type
Bull standing l.; above winged solar disk; to l. ankh
Obverse symbol
Ankh
Obverse script
Cypriot syllabic
Obverse inscription
𐠞 𐠪 : pa-si

Reverse

Reverse type
Eagle flying l.

Reference

Published in
Destrooper-Georgiades 1981, 18

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.

 

 

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