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Museum of the History of Cypriot Coinage / 2000-08-01

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Exhibition Number: Case 3/6

Period: The Cypriote City-Kingdoms (c. 6th-4th BC)

Mint: Salamis

Issue Authority: Evagoras I

Dating: 411-374/3 BC

Denomination: Siglos

Material: AR

Weight: 10.57 g

Diametre: 22 mm

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OBVERSE

Description:
Head of Hercules wearing lion’s skin, right.

Inscription:
Syllabic inscription

REVERSE

Description:
Lying goat right, grain of barley in the field above.Syllabic inscription in the field above, below and in front of the goat. Alphabetic inscription EY below, in the exergue.

Inscription:
Syllabic and alphabetic inscription