Object card·SAL_8039·1974

Silver tetradrachm of Roman provincial coinage, Temple of Zeus

Silver tetradrachm of Roman provincial coinage, Temple of Zeus
Object card: 1974. Mission archéologique française de Kition-Salamine (MOM, Lyon), Nakala, SAL_8039. "Silver tetradrachm of Roman provincial coinage, Temple of Zeus". CC BY 4.0. Resized.

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English, translated from the French record

Silver tetradrachm, 12.80 g, 24 mm, from the Temple of Zeus sector, square E VII/ε6; obverse die matches Sal. 8042 and Sal. 8043 (Zeus, year 8); no visible mark on the reverse; the two examples sharing this obverse die are of year 8 (75/76) with Salaminian Zeus on the reverse; epoch 75/76; inventory M_1553; plate PL_17; negatives 27144_03 and 27144_04; 11 June 1974.

French, as on the record

negatif : 27144_03 pub : SAL_PUB_139890_XVI_CAT_16_0219_p_0036 chantier : Temple de Zeus carre : E VII/ε6 caracterique : Argent num planche : PL_17 objet : Monnaies provinciales romaines forme : Tétradrachme epoque : 75/76 12,80 g 1 h. Même coin de droit que Sal. 8042 (Zeus, année 8) et Sal. 8043 (Zeus, année 8). Aucune marque visible au revers. Les deux exemplaires ayant les mêmes coins de droit que celui-ci sont de l'année 8 (75/76) avec, au revers, Zeus salaminien. 24 mm inv objet : M_1553 negatif : 27144_04

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