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- ID: 185
Submitter: Federico Pastrone
Added: 1997-12-26
CYPRUS. Salamis.
King Pnytagoras, 351,332 B.C.
AV-Stater.
Av.: Head of a godness l. with diadem and elaborate earring, her hair is covered with a net.
Rv.: Head of Aphrodite l., wearing mural crown, earring and necklace.
8,31g.
Ref.: BMC 76. Traité II,pl.129.
BoC.: 17/2, 1992/3, p. 7.
FAKE – “The Galvano Boys”. For the comparision with the genuine pieces and the discussions see the BoC. Both fields of the counterfeit are completely even and the colour of the gold is very red.