Stater

Features

Issuer	Siris and Pyxos (Lucania)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	540 BC - 510 BC
Value	Stater (3)
Currency	As
Composition	Silver
Weight	7.72 g
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered, Incuse
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 185017
References	HN Italy# 1723 Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , AMB Basel# 165 Herbert Adolph Cahn, Leo Mildenberg, Roberto Russo, Hans Voegtli; 1988. Griechische Münzen aus Grossgriechenland und Sizilien. Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel, Switzerland.

Obverse

Bull walking to left on striated ground line, his head turned back to right and with a border of dots

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΣΙΡΙΝ ΟΣ

Reverse

In incuse, bull walking to right on rayed ground line, his head turned back to left. Border of rays

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΠVΧ

Mints

	Pyxus, Lucania, Italy
	Siris, Lucania, modern-day Nova Siri, Italy

Comments

Traité 2083 (this obverse die). Mangieri, RIN 1981, A1; Gorini 1.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (540 BC - 510 BC)

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