Diobol

€417,672.00
IssuerTarentum
Year280 BC - 228 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueDiobol (⅓)
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionSilver
Weight1.01 g
Dimensions12 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) HN Italy#1067, SNG Copenhagen#1013, Vlasto#1445-1451
Obverse descriptionHead of Athena to right, wearing a Corinthian helmet decorated with a coiled serpent on the bowl and with a neckguard.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionHerakles standing facing, holding club in his right hand and, with his left, seizing the bridle of a horse rearing to right (one of the Horses of Diomedes - the Eighth Labour of Herakles) with his left; above to left, monogram of AP; to right, monogram of MI (or ΜΥ).
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (280 BC - 228 BC)  - -
Catalog ID1340984760
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