Diobol

Features

Issuer Miletos (Ionia)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 530 BC - 470 BC
Value 2 Obols (⅓)
Currency Drachm
Composition Silver
Weight 2.11 g
Diameter 13 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
272881
References SNG von Aulock 17 Io# 2086,
Hans von Aulock, Peter Robert Franke; 1968. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Deutschland / Hefte 17. Nachträge 3 : Ionien, Karien, Lydien : Sammlung von Aulock. Gebr. Mann Verlag, Berlin, Germany.
SNG Copenhagen# 956,
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.
BMC Greek# 12,
Reginald Stuart Poole; 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 2. Sicily. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
And 26 more volumes.
Rosen# 585
Nancy M Waggoner; 1983. Early Greek Coins from the Collection of Jonathan P. Rosen. The American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.

Obverse

Lion at bay right

Reverse

Stellate pattern within incuse square

Mint

Miletus, Ionia, modern-day Balat, Turkey

Comments

Late 6th-early 5th century BC

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Triton XXIV
Lot 667
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19 Jan 2021 VF USD 1680.00
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