Neopaphos, Cyprus, c. 51 - 30 B.C., Time of Cleopatra VII


16245. Bronze hemiobol, Nicolaou, Paphos II, 469-509; Cox, 
Exc. at Curium 128; Museum of the History of Cypriot Coinage 
ch. 11, 35; Svoronos -, Cox 128; SNG Cop -, RPC -, VF, 

3.128g, 16.8mm, 0°, c. 51 - 30 B.C.; obverse laureate 
head of Zeus right; reverse statue of Zeus Salaminios 
standing left, stalks of grain in right and sceptre in left, 
star above.

While not noted in the standard references for Ptolemaic 
coinage, the coin is fairly common on Cyprus and is noted in 
Cypriot numismatic publications, and dated there to the time 
of Cleopatra VII. This denomination was commonly found in 
the excavations at Neopaphos.
Contributed by Online Store of the Forum Ancient Coins, July, 2009