Didrachm
Features
| Issuer |
Velia
(Lucania)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 300 BC - 280 BC |
| Value | Didrachm (2) |
| Currency | Phocaean/Campanian Drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 7.48 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 432322 |
| References | HN Italy# 1299 Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. Roderick Trevor Williams; 1992. The silver coinage of Velia. Royal Numismatic Society, London, United Kingdom. Reginald Stuart Poole, Barclay V. Head, Percy Gardner, Warwick William Wroth, George Francis Hill; 1873. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 1. Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. George MacDonald. Catalogue of Greek coins in the Hunterian collection, University of Glasgow. James Maclehose and Sons, Glasgow, United Kingdom (3 volumes). Oxford University Press (publisher). Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume V - Ashmolean Museum. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (7 volumes). |
Obverse
Head of Athena right, wearing helmet decorated with long wreath and berries; swan's head in front of crest-holder.
Reverse
Lion right; in exergue, bunch of grapes; above, ethnic.
Script: Greek
Lettering: YEΛHTΩN
Mint
Velia, Lucania, modern-day Marina di Ascea, ItalySee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (300 BC - 280 BC) | 
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Numista Rarity index: 100
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Maison Palombo Auction 19 Lot 8 
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12 Dec 2020 | UNC |
USD 12 692.69
(CHF 10 000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Maison Palombo | |||||
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CNG Triton XI Lot 24
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8 Jan 2008 | XF |
USD 5000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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