Tetradrachm of Cyprus under Vespasian

Artists

Description

Obverse: Bust of Vespasian, l., laureate; at lower left, countermark. Rev.: Temple of Aphrodite of Paphos: two cross-beams joining the central columns; at the sides, two low-roofed wings, each divided vertically into two portions, the inner open, the outer closed for half its height; within the central space, a flat-topped, cone-shaped sacred baetyl stone; in exergue H (=Year 8).

Dimensions

12.91 g

Provenance

Weber 762a; J. Ward Collection and MMA, New York Sotheby, Zurich, Auktion J. Ward Coll. II (1973) lot 652 M&M Deutschland, Auktion 11, 7-8 November 2002, lot 141