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Stater - Menelaus
| Issuer | Salamis of Cyprus |
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| Year | 310 BC - 306 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Aphrodite facing three-quarters left, wearing a turreted stephane, triple-pendant earring, and beaded necklace. The hair is carefully rolled along the brow line and tucked beneath the stephane, cascading in waves behind and over the shoulder in the refined Hellenistic manner. The legend MENEΛA appears in the field, identifying the issuing king Menelaus of Salamis. The portrait reflects the naturalistic artistic conventions of late fourth-century BC Cypriot coinage. |
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| Obverse lettering | MENEΛA |
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| Reverse lettering | pa-si-le-wo-se (Translation: King) |
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