Ancient coin – HCR110701

Obverse

Design:

Head of Athena wearing crested Corinthian helmet, right

Reverse

Inscription:

[ΚΑΙ]Λ[ΙΝΩΝ] (around, worn)

Design:

Three crescents, pellet (value mark?) within each

Information

Period

Greek

Mint

Caelia

Denomination

Semuncia

Material

bronze

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 220 BC – 150 BC (According to HN3 Italy)

Note

"if the crescent were taken as a mark of value (=1/2) the denomination would be a sescuncia (1+1/2 unciae), but the weight suggests otherwise" (HN3 entry)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

2.39

Axis

Diameter (mm)

14.4

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

11/10/1908

Source

J. G. Milne 11/10/1908

Acquisition credit

Presented by J. G. Milne, 1908.

Reference

HN3 Italy : 772

Reference

IRIS : https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/caelia.hn_italy.772

Contributors to this coin record

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