Ancient Greek coin – HCR111879

Obverse

Design:

Head of lion, facing; dotted border

Reverse

Inscription:

ΡΕΓΙΝ-Ο-Ν (around)

Design:

Seated male figure, sceptre in right hand, left; surrounded by olive wreath

Information

Period

Greek

Mint

Rhegium

Denomination

Drachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 450 BC – 445 BC (According to HN3 Italy)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

4.14

Axis

Diameter (mm)

17.8

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

25/10/1955

Source

Glendining 25/10/1955 (Lockett), 535 = SNG Lockett, no. 653; Naville I (14/03/1921, Pozzi), 326

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 1955.

Acquisition note

Purchased by Dr. E.S.G Robinson for £8

Weight standard

Euboeic

Issue

Robinson Period (c): Fourth coinage

Reference

SNG Ashmolean II : 1584

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0502_1584

Reference

SNG Lockett : no. 653

Reference

Herzfelder, Rhegion : no. 267

Reference

Robinson, Rhegion Zankle Samians : p. 13 ff.

Reference

HN3 Italy : 2478

Reference

IRIS : https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/rhegium.hn_italy.2477-2478

Contributors to this coin record

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