Pentonkion

Features

Issuer Rhegion (Bruttium)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 425 BC - 415 BC
Value Pentonkion (1⁄12)
Currency Drachm
Composition Bronze
Weight 5.0 g
Diameter 17.0 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
188261
References SNG Copenhagen# 1939,
Niels Breitenstein, Willy Schwabacher; 1942. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum / Volume 1. Italy, Part 1 : Etruria - Campania. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen, Denmark.
And 43 more volumes.
SNG ANS 3# 680
Hyla A. Troxell; 1975. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum / Part 3. Bruttium-Sicily 1 (Abacaenum-Eryx) : The Collection of the American Numismatic Society. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.

Obverse

Head of lion facing

Reverse

PH within olive sprig with two leaves and three olives

Script: Greek

Lettering: PH

Edge

Rough

Mint

Rhegium, Bruttium, modern-day Reggio Calabria, Italy

Comments

Reference: Rutter IX, Herzfelder references refer to the excellent corpus "Catalogue Des Tétradrachmes Et Drachmes De Rhegion" in Revue Numismatique, 1956
Shown in: Numismatica Ars Classica AG, Auction 13 (1998) no. 225 and Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig no. 225

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
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