Ancient Greek coin – HCR112469

Obverse

Inscription:

Γ (below head)

Design:

Head of Hera Lakinia, veiled, wearing polos, right; sceptre and bucranium (over shoulder); dotted border

Inscription:

ΒΡΕΤΤΙΩΝ (right); Γ (below)

Design:

Zeus, naked, holding sceptre in left hand and resting right foot on top of Ionic column, left; crab (left); dotted border

Period

Greek

Mint

Bruttii

Denomination

Drachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 350 BC – 214 BC (According to IRIS)

Weight (g)

4.87

Axis

Diameter (mm)

18.7

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

1/1972

Source

Dr E. S. G. Robinson; Bought Lockett 459; British Museum Duplicate 675

Acquisition credit

Presented by Dr E. S. G. Robinson, 1972.

Acquisition note

Purchased by Dr E. S. G. Robinson for "epsilon/10"

Reference

Reference

IRIS : http://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/brettii.hn_italy.1969-1970

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