Didrachm - Pnytagoras
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Features
| Issuer | Salamis of Cyprus (Cyprus (ancient)) |
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| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 351 BC - 332 BC |
| Value | 1 didrachm = 2 drachms (2) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 6.95 g |
| Diameter | 18 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number |
N# 122890
Numista type number (https://numista.com)
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| References |
BMC Greek# 77,
Reginald Stuart Poole; 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 2. Sicily. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
Tziambazis# 134 And 26 more volumes.
Elias Tziambazis; 2002. A Catalogue of the Coins of Cyprus from 560 BC to 1571 AD. Self-published, Larnaca, Cyprus.
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Obverse
Bust of Ahprodite wearing a myrtle wreath and facing left.
Reverse
Bust of Artemis, her hair gathered up and bound behind and facing left. She has a bow and quiver on her back.
Comments
The silver coinage of Pnytagoras of Salamis follow the Rhodian weight standard, in which a didrachm weighs 7gr. [Reference]
BMC Greek Vol.24 Pl.XII.12
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||
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| Undetermined | ||||||||||||
| ND (351 BC - 332 BC) | ||||||||||||
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