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Tetradrachm of Cyprus under Vespasian
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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).
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
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
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum David M. Robinson Fund
Title: Tetradrachm of Cyprus under Vespasian
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).
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