Ancient Greek coin – HCR42710

Obverse

Design:

Head of bearded Dionysus, left; dot and cable border

Reverse

Inscription:

ΝΑΞΙΟΝ (below)

Design:

Bunch of grapes flanked by vine leaves; dotted border

Information

Period

Greek

Mint

Neopolis (Naxos)

Denomination

Drachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

510 BC – 493 BC (According to IRIS)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

5.41

Axis

Diameter (mm)

21.7

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

25/10/1955

Source

Executors of the late R. C. Lockett; Glendining 25/10/1955 (Lockett), 720 = SNG Lockett, no. 838

Acquisition credit

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

Acquisition note

Originally purchased for £95

Reference

SNG Ashmolean II : 1864

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0502_1864

Reference

Cahn, Naxos : no. 40A, 1

This specimen

Yes

Reference

SNG Lockett : no. 838

Reference

BMC Sicily : p. 118, no. 3

Reference

IRIS : https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/naxus.cahn_1944.33-53

Contributors to this coin record

vheuchert, naherne, gthompson