Tetradrachm

Emittent Rhegion
Jahr 425 BC - 420 BC
Typ Standard circulation coin
Nennwert Tetradrachm (4)
Währung Drachm
Material Silver
Gewicht 17.31 g
Durchmesser 26 mm
Dicke
Form Round (irregular)
Prägetechnik Hammered
Ausrichtung Variable alignment ↺
Stempelschneider
Im Umlauf bis
Referenz(en) HN Italy#2491, SNG Lockett#650, SNG Lloyd#684, SNG ANS 3#642, McClean#1865, De Luynes#790
Aversbeschreibung Facing lion`s head, on brows, two circular elements each containing three pellets; retrograde K to left, laurel sprig to right. The lion of Rhegion`s coinage is the sacred animal of Apollo, patron god of colonisation.
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Averslegende
Reversbeschreibung Male figure (Iokastos, or Aristaios) seated to left, holding sceptre in right hand, left hand resting behind on drapery tied around waist, serpent below seat; all within laurel wreath. The seated figure has no distinctive attributes that aid identification. Current interpretations attribute him as being Iokastos, son of Aiolos. Iokastos was king over much of Calabria. He died from a snake-bite according to Heraclides, a pupil of Plato. His brothers Pheraimon and Agathurnos were commemorated on coins of Messana and Tyndaris.
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Reverslegende
Rand
Prägestätte
Auflage ND (425 BC - 420 BC) - -
Numisquare-ID 1725070040
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