Didrachm - Leon

Features

Issuer	Leukas (Akarnania)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	167 BC - 100 BC
Value	Didrachm (2)
Currency	Attic drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	8.23 g
Diameter	21.5 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 143916
References	Callataÿ Late# 130-174 François de Callataÿ; 2015. “The Late Hellenistic Didrachms of Leukas: Another Case of Greek Coinage for the Roman Army”, FIDES: Contributions to Numismatics in Honor of Richard B. Witschonke, pages 239-278. , BMC Greek# 91-92 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , SNG Copenhagen# 382 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , SNG Lockett# 1680 Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson, Richard Cyril Lockett. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume III - The Lockett Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , SNG Fitzwilliam# 2762 Fritz Heichelheim. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume IV - The Fitzwilliam Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (8 volumes). , BCD Akarnania# 293, 303-305 Munzen & Medaillen Basel (publisher); 2007. Münzen & Medaillen Auktion / Volume 23: Sammlung BCD. Antike griechische Münzen, Akarnanien und Aetolien. Munzen & Medaillen Basel, Weil am Rhein, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. , Pozzi# 1318 Naville & Cie (publisher); 1920. Monnaies grecques antiques: Provenant de la collection de feu le prof. S. Pozzi = Ancient Greek coins. Naville & Cie, Luzern, Switzerland. , Dewing# 1463 Leo Mildenberg (ed.), Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.); 1985. The Dewing Collection of Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States (2 volumes). , Consul Weber# 1479 Jacob Hirsch. Sammlung Consul Eduard Friedrich Weber. Munich, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes). , HGC 4# 857 Oliver D. Hoover; 2014. Handbook of Coins of Northern and Central Greece / Volume 4: Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris, and Corinthia : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Statue of Aphrodite Aineias standing facing right, holding an aphlaston in extended right hand. In the background, forepart of a stag facing right and to the left, an eagle standing right and long scepter surmounted by dove standing right. All within laurel wreath

Reverse

Prow facing right, decorated with laurel wreath. Inscription and monogram in two lines above and monogram to the right

Script: Greek

Lettering:
ΛEYKAΔIΩN
ΛEΩN

Mint

Leucas, Acarnania, modern-day Kariotes, Greece

Comments

Bement 1012; Hunterian 6; SNG Lewis 633; Rhousopoulos 1581.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (167 BC - 100 BC)						$ 87	$ 300

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Künker eLive Auction 85 Lot 2065	2 Dec 2024	VF	USD 290.34 (EUR 250.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: CNG Electronic Auction 510 Lot 91	23 Feb 2022	VF	USD 700.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	The New York Sale Auction 40 Lot 1054	11 Jan 2017	VF	Unsold
Elsen FPL 189 (March 1997), 41; Elsen FPL 186 (November 1996), 18; Elsen FPL 180 (April 1996), 21; Elsen FPL 176 (October/November 1995), 34; Elsen FPL 152 (March/April 1993), 25 = Callataÿ Late 162
© The New York Sale
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: CNG Auction 111 Lot 135	29 May 2019	VF	USD 300.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Noble Numismatics Auction 119 Lot 4625	20 Nov 2018	VF	USD 228.27 (AUD 320.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Noble Numismatics Pty Ltd
	CNG Triton XVIII Lot 503	6 Jan 2015	VF	USD 400.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Leu Numismatik Web Auction 4 Lot 185	24 Jun 2018	VF	USD 380.11 (CHF 300.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Leu Numismatik
	Gorny & Mosch Auction 251 Lot 4336	15 Oct 2017	VF	USD 162.59 (EUR 140.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung
	H. D. Rauch Auction 101 Lot 1327	19 Apr 2016	VF	USD 696.82 (EUR 600.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© H. D. Rauch
	Gorny & Mosch Auction 196 Lot 1485	7 Mar 2011	VF	USD 406.48 (EUR 350.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Gorny 78, 13 June 1996, lot 129; = Callataÿ Late 154
© Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung