2 Siglos - Nikokles

Issuer Paphos
Year 325 BC - 312 BC
Type Standard circulation coin
Value 2 Siglos
Currency Drachm
Composition Silver
Weight 21.29 g
Diameter 26.0 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) BMC Greek#11
Obverse description Head of Aphrodite to left, wearing an elaborate tiara composed of a mural crown with four towers enclosing a polos ornamented with palmettes and annulets, a disc earring with a triple pendant and a pearl. Behind her neck the lettering Π-ΒΑ
Obverse script Greek
Obverse lettering Π-ΒΑ
Reverse description Apollo, wearing a laurel wreath and nude but for a cloak over his shoulders, seated left on omphalos, holding an arrow in his right hand and a bow, the bottom of which rests on the ground, in his left. To left, a laurel branch.
Reverse script Greek
Reverse lettering ΝΙΚΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΠΑΦΙΟΝ
(Translation: Nikokles Paphos)
Edge
Mint
Mintage ND (325 BC - 312 BC) - -
Numisquare ID 4220310760
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