Drachm

Features

Issuer	Lyttos (Crete (ancient))
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	320 BC - 270 BC
Value	Drachm (1)
Currency	Aeginetic drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	5.64 g
Diameter	19 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered, Incuse
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 562092
References	SvoronosCr# 19 Ioannis Nikolaus Svoronos; 1890. Numismatique de la Crète ancienne. Protat frères, Paris, France. , BMC Greek# 7 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , Bement# 1316 William S. Kundig (ed.); 1924. Collection Clarence S. Bement / Monnaies grecques antiques en or et en argent. Naville & Cie, Geneva, Switzerland (2 volumes). , Traité III# 1496 Ernest Babelon; 1914. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.3. Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies de la Grèce centrale et méridionale aux Ve et IVe siècles avant J.-C.. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France. , GCV# 3237 David R. Sear. Greek Coins and Their Values. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). , Dewing# 2053 Leo Mildenberg (ed.), Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.); 1985. The Dewing Collection of Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States (2 volumes). , Weber# 4525 Hermann David Weber, Leonard Forrer. Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Greek coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D. 1823-1918. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes).

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Obverse

Eagle flying left.

Reverse

Head of boar right in dotted square within incuse square.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΛVTTIΘ
N

Mint

Lyttos, Crete, Greece

Comments

Svoronos gives incorrect reference to BMC catalogue (BMC 5), which is eagle standing right and different reverse legend.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (320 BC - 270 BC)							$ 470

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Gorny & Mosch Auction 233 Lot 1546	6 Oct 2015	VF	USD 403.25 (EUR 350.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung
	CNG Auction 90 Lot 560	23 May 2012	VF	USD 575.00 (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Dorotheum, 5 June 1956, lot 3874
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