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Siglos
| Issuer | Lapethos |
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| Year | 500 BC - 470 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Facing right, the helmeted head of Athena is depicted in archaic style, adorned with a crested Athenian helmet. The effigy displays the characteristic early Cypro-Greek artistic treatment, with strong profile features and bold relief typical of the archaic period. The field is plain, with no legend or inscription present. The flan is irregular, consistent with early hammered coinage of the eastern Mediterranean. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a right-facing head of Athena wearing a crestless Corinthian helmet, rendered within a shallow incuse square formed by the punch of the lower die. The design is characteristic of the early coinage of Lapethos in Cyprus, reflecting strong Athenian iconographic influence. The incuse square has a plain, undecorated interior, and the flan edges are irregular as expected of hammered archaic silver coinage. No legend or inscription appears in the field. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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