Oktobol - Pyrrhos
Features
| Country | Kings of Epeiros (Epeiros) |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 297 BC - 272 BC |
| Value | 8 Obol = 8/6 Drachm (4/3) |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 5.63 g |
| Diameter | 20 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| References |
SNG ANS 1#
832 Joan E. Fischer; 1969. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum : The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 1. Etruria-Calabria. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.
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Obverse
Head of Persephone right, wearing wreath of grain leaves, hair loose at back; dolphin behind.
Reverse
Athena Alkidemos advancing left, brandishing spear in right hand and holding shield aloft in left, ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ and cornucopiae to right, ΠΥΡΡΟΥ and thunderbolt to left.
Lettering: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΥΡΡΟΥ
Comments
The coin in the main image (5.63g, 20mm, 5h, Very Fine):
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVII, 28 March 2019, Lot 378. Sold for 1,200 GBP;
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND (297 BC - 272 BC) | ||||||||||||
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