Diobol

€417,678.00
IssuerTarentum
Year280 BC - 228 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
ValueDiobol (⅓)
CurrencyDrachm
CompositionSilver
Weight0.99 g
Dimensions11.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound (irregular)
Hammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) HN Italy#–, SNG ANS 1#1472-1473, SNG Copenhagen#1014-1015, Vlasto#1455-1459
Obverse descriptionHead of Athena to left, wearing crested Attic helmet decorated with Skylla.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionThe infant Herakles, nude, crouching three-quarters to right, strangling a serpent in each hand; in the field to left, monogram of MI; in the exergue, thunderbolt.
Reverse scriptGreek
Reverse letteringTA
Edge
Mint
MintageND (280 BC - 228 BC)  - -
Catalog ID2277985300
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