Stater - Lykourgos

Features

Issuer	Akarnanian Confederacy
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	250 BC - 200 BC
Value	Stater (2)
Currency	Drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	10.1 g
Diameter	25 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 531641
References	BCD Akarnania# 16-22 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. , Blumer Akarnaniens# 20-23 Friedrich Imhoof-Blumer; 1878. Die Münzen Akarnaniens. Druck der k.-k. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna, Austria. , BMC Greek# 2-7 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , HGC 4# 721 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. , SNG Lockett# 1683 Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson, Richard Cyril Lockett. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume III - The Lockett Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , de Luynes# 1917 Jean Babelon, Louis Ciani (ed.), Jules Florange (ed.). Catalogue de la collection de Luynes - monnaies grecques. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (4 volumes). , SNG Copenhagen# 418 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , Dewing# 1465 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).

Obverse

Head of river-god Achelӧos right; magistrate's name to left.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΛYKOYPΓOΣ

Reverse

Apollo Aktios seated left on throne, holding bow; in left field, sometimes, monogram.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΑΚΑΡΝΑΝΩΝ

Mint

Leucas, Acarnania, modern-day Kariotes, Greece

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (250 BC - 200 BC)						$ 260	$ 1400	$ 6900	$ 9000	$ 15 000

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Roma Numismatics Auction XX Lot 94	29 Oct 2020	UNC	USD 21 338.97 (GBP 16 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Roma Numismatics Limited
	Gorny & Mosch Auction 265 Lot 295	14 Oct 2019	UNC	USD 8066.07 (EUR 7000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung
	CNG Triton XXVII Lot 173	9 Jan 2024	XF	USD 7500.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Heritage Auctions 2018 September 6 - 11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction - Long Beach 3067 Lot 30091	6 Sep 2018	XF (NGC XF 4/5 - 3/5)	USD 1700.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Heritage Auctions
	CNG Mail Bid Sale 81 Lot 450	20 May 2009	VF	USD 1200.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Münzen & Medaillen GmbH Auction 23 Lot 17	18 Oct 2007	VF	USD 691.38 (EUR 600.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Münzen & Medaillen GmbH
	Hess Divo Auction 325 Lot 196	23 Oct 2013	XF	USD 8163.55 (CHF 6500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Hess Divo
	Münzen & Medaillen GmbH Auction 23 Lot 21	18 Oct 2007	XF	USD 6913.77 (EUR 6000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Münzen & Medaillen GmbH
	Münzen & Medaillen GmbH Auction 23 Lot 18	18 Oct 2007	XF	USD 2995.97 (EUR 2600.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex New Netherlands Coin Co., Ltd., New York - B. A. Seaby Ltd., London, November 14-15, 1973, 88
© Münzen & Medaillen GmbH
	Numismatica Ars Classica Summer Sale 2025 Lot 423	30 Jul 2025	VF	USD 1130.34 (CHF 900.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG