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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Cyprus| > GB85968
Paphos, Cyprus, c. 350 - 250 B.C.
|Cyprus|, |Paphos,| |Cyprus,| |c.| |350| |-| |250| |B.C.|, Doves are a symbol of peace but also a romantic symbol of love. The dove relates to romance because Greek mythology associated the small, white bird with Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Aphrodite's jewel-encrusted, golden chariot was drawn through the sky by a team of doves.
GB85968. Bronze AE 19, apparently unpublished; BMC Cyprus p. lxxiii & pl. xxii, 6; Bank of Cyprus -; Tziambazis -, SNG Cop -, Lindgren -; et al. -, F, rough, corrosion, edge splits, Paphos mint, weight 5.241g, maximum diameter 19.3mm, die axis 270o, c. 350 - 250 B.C.; obverse head of Aphrodite right, wearing stephane; reverse dove standing right; the only specimen of the type known to Forum; SOLD











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