Geography: Mint of Salamis, Cyprus; found at Damanhūr, Egypt
Date: about 332-323 BC
Period: Cypro-Classical II period
Dimensions:
27.8 mm, 17.24 g
Object number: 906.22.1
On view
Gallery Location:A.G. Leventis Foundation Gallery of Ancient Cyprus
Description
From a deposit of over 8000 silver coins known as the "Demanhur Hoard" found in a pot at Damanhūr, Egypt. The burial date of the hoard is estimated to be around 318 BC.