Ancient coin – HCR110643

Obverse

Design:

Head of Apollo, long-haired, laureate, right; triskeles

Reverse

Inscription:

SVESANO

Design:

Dioscurus mounted leading second horse left

Information

Period

Greek

Mint

Suessa Aurunca

Denomination

Didrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 265 - 240 BC

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

7.08

Axis

Diameter (mm)

23.5

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

21/3/1956

Source

Dr E. S. G. Robinson; Ciani and Vinchon 06/02/1956 (collection V. Hindamian), lot 23; Feuardent Frères 17/12/1919 (collection Maxine Collignon), lot 19; Sambon & Canessa 07/05/1903 (collection Maddalena), lot 212, pl. I.21

Acquisition credit

Presented by Dr E. S. G. Robinson, 1956.

Acquisition note

178; VH: More precise dating required

Reference

SNG Ashmolean I (A) : 178

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_051a_0178

Reference

Sambon, Italie : no. 853

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