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1/3 Stater - Menelaos
| Issuer | Salamis of Cyprus |
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| Year | 312 BC - 306 BC |
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| Weight | 2.75 g |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Aphrodite facing left, wearing a turreted or stephane crown, rendered in fine archaic-classical style typical of Cypriot coinage. The effigy occupies the central field, with the Greek inscription MEN (abbreviated form of the dynast's name, Menelaos) positioned in the right field. The portraiture reflects the artistic conventions of late fourth-century BC Salaminian mint production. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Crowned male bust facing left, likely representing the dynast Menelaos or a divine figure, rendered in the Cypriot artistic tradition. In the right field, a Cypriot syllabic sign appears, representing the syllable 'pa', the initial syllable of the Cypriot-syllabic word pa-si-le-wo-se, meaning 'king'. The combination of Greek and Cypriot syllabic scripts on this coin reflects the bilingual epigraphic conventions characteristic of late-period Salaminian coinage. |
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