Obverse: Bull standing to the left; above, a winged solar disk; in the lef...
Reverse: Eagle flying to the left; in left field, trace of astragalos; all...
| Collection: | Arthur S. Dewing Collection |
| Context: | Paphos |
| Material: | Silver |
| Denomination: | Stater |
| Issuing Authority: | King Onasi... |
| Actual Weight: | 10.88 |
| Die Axis: | - |
| Date: | ca. 510 BC - ca. 480 BC |
| Region: | Cyprus |
| Period: | Archaic |
Obverse Type: Eagle flying to the left; in left field, trace of astragalos; all within an incuse square
Collection History:
R. Ratto, 9 Oct. 1934, 225.
Commentary: The obverse type has been obliterated, perhaps by the inadvertent blow of a hammer, or of a reverse die with square incuse, directly on the obverse side. The obverse description here is from comparison to other coins struck from our reverse die...illustrated in BMCCyprus, pl. 22, 2 (discussed on pp. lxxii-lxxiii)....