Drachm with the curly head

€156,013.00
IssuerSotiates
Year121 BC - 52 BC
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1 Drachm
Currency
CompositionSilver
Weight2.98 g
Dimensions15 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueIrregular
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) LT#3015 var.
Obverse descriptionHead to the left, with for hair a single curvilinear row of interlaced S, the first of which forms the forehead and the last ends in a loop on the neck; below the eyebrow, eye made of a point on an arc of a circle; straight nose rounded at the end; two-point lips; pointed chin; pointing ear; fairly long neck ending in a raised horizontal line.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionBall-shaped cross in the center, formed of four angles: an S in the 1st canton, an annulet surmounted by a lunula in the 2nd, a pellet adorned with a lunula in the 3rd and a pointed ring connected to a point above and another to the below to the 4th quarter.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge
Mint
MintageND (121 BC - 52 BC)  - -
Catalog ID8959395940
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