Ancient Greek coin – HCR43122

Obverse

Design:

Head of Athena, right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet; on helmet, griffin

Reverse

Inscription:

ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΟΣ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ

Design:

Winged thunderbolt; below, monogram (illustrated in SNG Ashmolean II as monogram 4)

Information

Period

Greek

Person

Agathokles of Syracuse (ruler/authority)

Mint

Syracuse

Denomination

Stater

Material

gold

Technique

struck

Dating

Period III (304 - 289 BC)

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

5.7

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

25/10/1955

Source

Executors of the late R. C. Lockett; Glendining 25/10/1955 (Lockett), 910 = SNG Lockett, no. 1006; Sotheby 21/02/1929, 26; Feruccio Brandis, Canessa 1922, 753

Acquisition credit

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

Issue

Period III

Reference

SNG Ashmolean II : 2081

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0502_2081

Reference

SNG Lockett : no. 1006

Contributors to this coin record

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