Reconnaître Aphrodite sur les monnaies chypriotes: caractéristiques et particularités locales

Identifying Aphrodite on Cypriote coins seems an easy task in theory. But although the cult of the goddess is well documented in various primary sources in Cyprus, in practice not all female ornamented heads on coins have been proved to represent Aphrodite. As this is common in other areas of the Greek world, a female head or bust is characterised as “ Aphrodite” in the numismatic iconography, not only because it bears a headdress or jewelry, but also because it is attached to the general cults of the issuing authority.