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Siglos - Nikodamos
| Issuer | Kingdom of Salamis (Cyprus) |
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| Year | 460 BC - 450 BC |
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| Value | Siglos (1) |
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| Obverse description | A ram recumbent to the right, its fleece rendered in detailed pellet-work scales, occupies the central field. Above the ram's back, a small oinochoe (jug) is depicted, flanked by Cypriot syllabic signs in the field to the left. A dotted border separates the main device from the lower register, where the royal Cypriot syllabic legend reading 'pa-si-le-wo-se ni-ko-ta-mo' (King Nikodamos) is inscribed. The design is vigorous and characteristic of the Archaic Cypriot coinage tradition, with the ram symbolizing royal or divine authority. |
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| Obverse lettering | pa-si-le-wo-se ni-ko-ta-mo |
| Reverse description | The forepart of a recumbent ram to the left, rendered in bold relief with the head turned back, occupies the central field. A large dotted shield or pellet-decorated rectangular device fills the right portion of the field. A flowering or leafed branch appears in the lower field. Cypriot syllabic signs are arranged in the field to the upper left, reading 'pa-si ni-ko-ta', an abbreviated royal inscription. The incuse treatment of the reverse and the irregular flan are characteristic of mid-fifth century Cypriot hammered silver coinage. |
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