Ancient coin – HCR110624

Obverse

Design:

Head of nymph, left; aphlaston (behind head)

Design:

Nike, crowning man-faced bull, right

Period

Greek

Mint

neapolis_campania, Nola

Denomination

Didrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 400 BC – 385 BC (According to HN3 Italy)

Note

listed as uncertain, but coins of Nola do not have symbols on the obverse of the coins. I am not sure about the die link noted.

Weight (g)

7.28

Axis

Diameter (mm)

23.7

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition date

1941

Source

Sir Arthur Evans; de Nantcuil 48

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by Sir Arthur Evans, 1941.

Die link (obverse)

same obverse die as SNG Ashmolean I(A), no. 159

Reference

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_051a_0162

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