Tetrobol

Features

Issuer Metapontion (Lucania)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 290 BC - 280 BC
Value Gold Tetrobol (8)
Currency Drachm (540-200BC)
Composition Gold
Weight 2.83 g
Diameter 15.0 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
185192
References HN Italy# 1630,
N. Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum : Italy. British Museum Press, London, United Kingdom.
SNG ANS 2# 396-398,
Hyla A. Troxell; 1972. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum / Part 2. Lucania : The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.
SNG Lockett# 404,
Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson, Richard Cyril Lockett; 1938. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (Great Britain) / Volume 3.1. The Lockett Collection : Spain - Italy (Gold and Silver). Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom.
And 4 more volumes.
BMC Gr/It# 1,
Reginald Stuart Poole, Barclay Vincent Head, Percy Gardner, Warwick William Wroth, George Francis Hill; 1873. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 1. Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
GCV# 413,
David R. Sear; 2004. Greek Coins and Their Values / Volume 1. Europe. Seaby, London, United Kingdom.
And 1 more volumes.
Gulbenkian# 72,
Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson, M. Castro Hipólito; 1971. A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins / Part 1: Italy, Sicily, Carthage. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal.
And 1 more volumes.
AMB Basel# 153,
Herbert Adolph Cahn, Leo Mildenberg, Roberto Russo, Hans Voegtli; 1988. Griechische Münzen aus Grossgriechenland und Sizilien. Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel, Switzerland.
Dewing# 378,
Leo Mildenberg, Silvia Hurter; 1985. The Dewing Collection of Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.
Jameson# 1867
Robert Jameson; 1913. Collection R. Jameson / Tome 1. Monnaies grecques antiques : monnaies grecques antiques. Feuardent​, Paris, France.
And 3 more volumes.

Obverse

Bearded head of Leukippos to right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet adorned with Skylla hurling a stone to right on the bowl

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΛΕΥΚΙΠΠΟΣ

Reverse

Two ears of grain and between them, ΣΙ

Script: Greek

Lettering:
Μ Ε
ΣΙ

Mint

Metapontum, Lucania, Italy

Comments

Johnston G 5.1; Gillet 202.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (290 BC - 280 BC)  Photo $ 8000 $ 33 000

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold TetrobolPicture 1 of a sold Tetrobol
Heritage Auctions
2023 August 17 - 19 ANA World & Ancient Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction 3109
Lot 31002
Internet Archive
17 Aug 2023 UNC
(NGC Choice MS 5/5 - 4/5)
USD 30 000.00
(incl. buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Tetrobol
Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 138
Lot 24
Internet Archive
18 May 2023 XF USD 12 193.63
(CHF 11 000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Tetrobol
CNG
Triton XXV
Lot 29
Internet Archive
11 Jan 2022 XF USD 48 000.00
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Tetrobol
Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 125
Lot 270
Internet Archive
23 Jun 2021 XF USD 33 255.37
(CHF 30 000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Tetrobol
Nomos AG
obolos 22
Lot 69
Internet Archive
6 Mar 2022 VF USD 11 085.12
(CHF 10 000.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Tetrobol
CNG
Auction 108
Lot 7
Internet Archive
16 May 2018 VF USD 3250.00
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Tetrobol
Nomos AG
Auction 8
Lot 30
Internet Archive
22 Oct 2013 VF USD 4655.75
(CHF 4200.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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