Ancient Greek coin – HCR111524

Obverse

Inscription:

ΣΑ (left)

Design:

Head of Athena or Tharragoras, wearing Corinthian helmet, right

Reverse

Inscription:

ΜΕΤΑ (left); ΑΘΑ (lower right)

Design:

Ear of barley; owl and grasshopper (right)

Information

Period

Greek

Person

Atha- (Metapontum) (magistrate) , Sa- (Metapontum) (magistrate)

Mint

Metapontum

Denomination

Stater

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 330 BC – 290 BC (According to HN3 Italy)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

7.73

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.8

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

28/10/1955

Source

Dr E. S. G. Robinson; Glendining 25/10/1955 (Lockett), 302 = SNG Lockett, no. 416; Sir Arthur Evans; Sotheby 08/05/1916, 237

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1955.

Acquisition note

£ (GBP)

Reference

SNG Ashmolean I (A) : 748

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_051a_0748

Reference

SNG Lockett : no. 416

Reference

HN3 Italy : 1585

Reference

IRIS : https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/metapontum.hn_italy.1585-1593

Contributors to this coin record

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