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Tetradrachm of Cyprus under Vespasian

Tetradrachm of Cyprus under Vespasian

r. 69-79 CE

Vespasian

Roman Provincial

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).

Silver

Roman Imperial period, Early

Coins