Ancient Greek coin – HCR6254

Obverse

Inscription:

ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΔΑΣ

Design:

Head of Apollo, hair floating, laureate, facing; linear border

Inscription:

ΚΑΤΑΝΑΙΩΝ

Design:

Fast quadriga driving, left; Nike flying, right, crowning charioteer; in exergue, fish, left

Period

Greek

Person

Herakleidas (engraver)

Mint

Catana

Denomination

Tetradrachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Weight (g)

16.5

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

25/10/1955

Source

Glendining 25/10/1955 (Lockett), 611 = SNG Lockett, no. 730; Egger XL, 339; Hirsch XXVI, 64; Berlin Lobbecke; Wigan

Source of funds

National Art Collections Fund

Acquisition credit

Purchased with the aid of the National Art Collections Fund, 1955.

Reference

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_0502_1708

Reference

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