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In Greek. Hard cover, 27 cm, 336 pp.; net weight 1710 gr. ISBN: 9789963428687.An account of the Foundation's collection, which covers the whole range of the Coinage of Cyprus from the late sixth century BC to the coins of the Republic of Cyprus: 577 coins are presented separately in nine chronological periods corresponding to equal number of chapters: (a) Cyprus city-kingdoms (sixth - fourth century BC); (b) Hellenistic period (334 - 30 BC); (c) Roman period (30 BC - AD 330); (d) Byzantine period (330 - 1191); (e) Frankish rule (1192 - 1489); (f) Venetian rule (1489 - 1571); (g) Ottoman rule (1571 - 1878); (h) British rule (1878 - 1960); (i) Republic of Cyprus (1960 onwards). Each chapter, consists of a brief summary introduction, and a catalogue of coins with colour photographs. At the end of the book there are tables of the coins in their actual size, indices and bibliography.