Æ20 Poseidon on aphlaston
Features
| Issuer | Arados (Phoenician cities) |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 132 BC - 130 BC |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 6.52 g |
| Diameter | 19.5 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number |
N# 300580
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
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| References |
BMC Greek# 302,
Reginald Stuart Poole; 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 2. Sicily. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
BMC Greek# 303, And 26 more volumes.
Reginald Stuart Poole; 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 2. Sicily. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
SNG Cop# 63 And 26 more volumes.
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. |
Obverse
Turreted and draped bust of Tyche right, palm over shoulder.
Reverse
Poseidon nude to waist, seated left on a prow of galley left, holding wreath in extended right hand, resting with left hand on trident; as figure-head on left, Athena fighting left with spear in right hand and shield on left arm; above, phoenician letters flanking Poseidon; below galley, date and letter.
Lettering:
𐤀𐤍
𐤔𐤑𐤙א𐤛𐤛𐤛
𐤂
Mint
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| ND (132 BC - 131 BC) | 80% | 𐤔𐤑𐤙א𐤛𐤛𐤚 (year 128) - BMC# 302 | |||||||||||
| ND (131 BC - 130 BC) | 20% | 𐤔𐤑𐤙א𐤛𐤛𐤛 (year 129) - BMC# 303 | |||||||||||
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