Ancient Greek coin – HCR127092

Obverse

Design:

Head of Apollo, laureate, right

Reverse

Inscription:

[ΔΑΜΑ]-ΣΤΙΝ[Ω] (either side)

Design:

Tripod?

Information

Period

Greek

Mint

Damastium

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

380 BC – 360 BC (According to IRIS)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

9.85

Diameter (mm)

24.2

Acquisition method

bequest

Acquisition date

1961

Source

J. M. F. May

Acquisition credit

Bequeathed by J. M. F. May, 1961.

uncertain denomination

Weight standard

Corcyran (overstruck)

Overstrike

Overstruck on a stater of Corcyra

Reference

SNG Ashmolean III : 3334

Reference

May, Damastion : group 8-9?

Note:

hard to be sure given overstrike, but it appears that the inscription contains ΣΤΙΝ in the left field. This is abnormal, but appears in multiple groups. More interesting is how underweight the coin is. Given the preponderance of underweight coins in groups 8 and 9 (see the weight table at the back of this volume) these seem like the most likely candidates

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