480 BCE - 460 BCEpa-u (in Cypriot) above, [si-se-o (in Cypriot) below(?)] | pa (in Cypriot); se-[si-le]-o (in Cypriot) counterclockwise around from upper right
Overstriking coin
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Overstruck variety
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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Classical Numismatic Group, 123, 23 May 2023, 204
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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pa-u (in Cypriot) above, [si-se-o (in Cypriot) below(?)] (Cypriot) Ram couchant left
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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pa (in Cypriot); se-[si-le]-o (in Cypriot) counterclockwise around from upper right (Cypriot) Large ornate ankh within incuse square
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Salamis
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Cyprus
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 460 BCE
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Classical 480-323 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 10.9810.98 g <br />10,980 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: double siglos
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br />
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| DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2323 mm <br />2.3 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Persian
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Man-headed bull - the river god Bokaros - moving to right on pelleted ground line, his bearded head turned back to left
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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𐠎𐠯 / 𐠪[𐠞] ( = 'pa-si / ku-ti', 'King of Cyprus Ti...' in Cypriote syllabic script) (Cypriot) Astragalos, all within a circular incuse
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Paphos
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Cyprus
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Modern countryModern country: Greece
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 470 BCE
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Classical 480-323 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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double siglos
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StandardStandard. ᵖ:
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Persian
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References
References
- ^ McGregor, Kaelyn Ann (1999), The Coinage of Salamis, Cyprus, from the Sixth to the Fourth Centuries, University College London, unpublished PhD Thesis, London, 2 vol.
