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© Roma Numismatics Limited
Siglos 460 BC - 430 BC
| Silver | 10.72 g | 23.0 mm |
| Issuer | Uncertain Cypriot city (Cyprus (ancient)) |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 460 BC - 430 BC |
| Value | Siglos (1) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 10.72 g |
| Diameter | 23.0 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#163259 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Nude male figure (Herakles?) standing to right, holding tree in left hand, and raising labrys (double-axe) in right hand, with a smaller tree behind
Comment
Previously attributed to the fortified town of Golgoi, on Cyprus, but this view is now questioned by historians.
E. S. G. Robinson, "Greek Coins Acquired By The British Museum 1938-1948" in NC 1948, p. 44 and pl. V, 1, otherwise unpublished, but cf. BMC Cyprus, xlvi (e), pl. XXV, 10 and cf. SNG France 441 (Cilicia, uncertain).
Two specimens known : one in British Museum and one in private hands.
Interesting fact
The Siglos coin was used as a form of currency in ancient Cyprus and was equivalent to a quarter of a stater, which was the standard unit of currency in ancient Greece.
