Counter Token - Cephalus Procris
Features
| Location |
Free imperial city of Nuremberg
(German States)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Utility items › Counter tokens |
| Weight | 4 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 202137 |
Obverse
Procris, left, with her spear and dog, giving the latter to Cephalus, right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CEPHALVS PROCRIS
H K
Engraver: Hans Krauwinckel
Reverse
Minerva, standing facing, with spear and aegis, attended by a lion and a boar.
Script: Latin
Lettering: FRANGIT ET ATOLLIT
Translation: It is the cause that weakens or raises courage
Comments
Procris, daughter of Erechtheus, jealous of her husband Cephalus, followed him on a hunt and was killed by mistake.
Reverse legend is from Propertius, V, VI, 51
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