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Object photograph·C05950·1927–1931

Idalion

Worn bronze coin from Idalion, photographed close up on a white oval card mount.
Photograph: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, 1927–31. Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm, C05950. Public domain (CC0).

Description

A worn coin shown close up, with a bust or head in relief at the centre and traces of lettering around the rim on the right. Dark patches and losses on the surface make the details hard to read. The coin sits on a white oval card mount, with a handwritten number label at the lower left edge.

English, translated from the Swedish record

Idalion.

Swedish, as on the record

Föremålsbild, fynd från Svenska cypernexpeditionen. Idalion.

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Photographs: Swedish Cyprus Expedition, Medelhavsmuseet, Stockholm (CC0)