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Features

Issuer	Rhegion (Bruttium)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	260 BC - 215 BC
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Bronze
Weight	6.24 g
Diameter	23 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 425932
References	HN Italy# 2546 Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , HGC 1# 1678 Oliver D. Hoover; 2018. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia / Volume 1: Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. , SNG ANS 3# 729 Hyla A. Troxell; 1975. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 3. Bruttium-Sicily 1 (Abacaenum-Eryx). American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , SNG Morcom# 479 Martin Jessop Price, John Morcom; 1995. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Great Britain / Volume 10. The John Morcom collection of western Greek bronze coins. Oxford University Press, Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. , SNG Copenhagen# 1963 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , SNG Munich 4# 1664 Peter Robert Franke, Harald Küthmann; 1974. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Staatliche Münzsammlung München / Heft 4. Bruttium - Karthager in Italien. Gebr. Mann, Berlin, Germany. , AMB Basel# 231 Herbert Adolph Cahn, Leo Mildenberg, Roberto Russo, Hans Voegtli; 1988. Griechische Münzen aus Grossgriechenland und Sizilien. Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel, Switzerland.

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Obverse

Diademed head of Artemis right, wearing pendant earring and pearl necklace, bow and quiver over shoulder.

Reverse

Kithara (7-stringed lyre)

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΡΗΓΙ - ΝΩΝ

Mint

Rhegium, Bruttium, modern-day Reggio Calabria, Italy

Comments

The coin shows a kithara, a 7-stringed professional version of the lyre. Other examples exist of the coin that depict a 5-stringed lyre (SNG ANS 731)

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (260 BC - 215 BC)							$ 140	$ 400

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Examples of the type

SNG ANS 729

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Numismatica Ars Classica Spring Sale 2020 Lot 114	25 May 2020	XF	USD 412.16 (CHF 325.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	CNG Auction 94 Lot 69	18 Sep 2013	XF	USD 850.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 40 Lot 229	16 May 2007	XF	USD 887.73 (CHF 700.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG
	Leu Numismatik Web Auction 30 Lot 104	13 Jul 2024	VF	USD 139.50 (CHF 110.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Leu Numismatik
	Roma Numismatics The Anders Collection Part II Lot 877	1 Jun 2023	VF	USD 47.04 (GBP 35.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	CNG Electronic Auction 499 Lot 23	1 Sep 2021	VF	USD 170.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Savoca Numismatik 6th Blue Auction Lot 30	7 Apr 2018	VF	USD 39.54 (EUR 34.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Savoca Numismatik GmbH & Co. KG
	Davissons E-Auction 9 Lot 6	29 Apr 2015	VF	USD 200.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Davissons Ltd
	CNG Mail Bid Sale 78 Lot 13	14 May 2008	VF	USD 130.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.