Ancient Greek coin – HCR42589

Obverse

Inscription:

ΔΑΝΚΛΕ (below dolphin)

Design:

Dolphin, left; within sickle-shaped harbour; dotted border

Reverse

Design:

Dolphin, right, within sickle-shaped harbour; incuse

Information

Period

Greek

Mint

Zancle

Denomination

Drachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

520 BC – 493 BC (According to IRIS)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

5.45

Axis

Diameter (mm)

22.6

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

25/10/1955

Source

Executors of the late R. C. Lockett; Glendining 25/10/1955 (Lockett), 693 = SNG Lockett, no. 811; Schlessinger 13, 288

Acquisition credit

Presented by the Executors of the late R. C. Lockett, 1955.

Acquisition note

Purchased by the Executors for £74

uncertain denomination

Issue

Zancle-Messana as Zancle

Weight standard

Chalcidian

Reference

SNG Ashmolean II : 1817

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0502_1817

Reference

SNG Lockett : no. 811

Reference

Gielow Messana : 4

Reference

IRIS : https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/messana.gielow_1930.2-7

Contributors to this coin record

vheuchert, gthompson