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Siglos - Sidqmelek
| Issuer | Lapethos |
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| Year | 450 BC - 435 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Helmeted head of Athena facing left, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet pushed back to reveal the face, rendered in a distinctive Cypro-Greek artistic style with schematized hair shown as a series of parallel ridges below the helmet rim. A circular earring is visible at the ear, and the facial features are rendered with archaic stylization. Traces of a Phoenician inscription appear in the upper field above the helmet crest. |
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| Reverse description | Facing head of Athena wearing a low, close-fitting helmet adorned with bull's ears at the sides, rendered in a frontal archaic style characteristic of Cypriot coinage of the mid-fifth century BC. The image is set within a recessed incuse square, with traces of Phoenician inscription visible in the left and right fields, reading the royal name Sidqmelek. The facing head type reflects strong Phoenician iconographic influence on the Lapethos mint. |
| Reverse script | Phoenician |
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