Ancient coin – HCR99958

Obverse

Design:

Head of Athena, wearing Attic helmet decorated with Scylla throwing rock, right

Reverse

Inscription:

ΣΑ (above) ΑΜΦ[-] (worn, in exergue); ΘΟΥ[ΡΙΩΝ] (above)

Design:

Bull, butting right

Information

Period

Greek

Person

Amph- (Thurium) , Sa- (Thurium)

Mint

Thurium

Denomination

Stater

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

c. 300 BC – c. 280 BC (According to HN3 Italy)

Note

VH - Wahl gives HN3 no. for this issue as 1843 var. cf. HN3 1873 for SNG 1A 984

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

7.94

Axis

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

gift

Acquisition date

1957

Source

Dr E. S. G. Robinson; Münzhandlung und medaillen basel purchased on 3/10/1957 for £6

Acquisition credit

Presented by Dr E. S. G. Robinson, 1957.

Hoard description

"south Italian hoard"

Reference

SNG Ashmolean I (A) : 984

Note:

http://www.sylloge-nummorum-graecorum.org/ ID: SNGuk_051a_0984

Reference

HN3 Italy : 1873

Reference

IRIS : https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/thurium.hn_italy.1870-1875

Contributors to this coin record

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