Didrachm - Menecles
© Callataÿ Late
Features
| Issuer |
Leukas
(Akarnania)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 167 BC - 100 BC |
| Value | Didrachm (2) |
| Currency | Attic drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 8.19 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 544218 |
| References | Callataÿ Late# 15-16 François de Callataÿ; 2015. “The Late Hellenistic Didrachms of Leukas: Another Case of Greek Coinage for the Roman Army”, FIDES: Contributions to Numismatics in Honor of Richard B. Witschonke, pages 239-278. , Blumer Akarnaniens# 22 Friedrich Imhoof-Blumer; 1878. Die Münzen Akarnaniens. Druck der k.-k. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna, Austria. Achilleus Postolakas; 1868. Κατάλογος των αρχαιων νομισματων των νησιων Κερκνρας, Λευκαδος, Ιθακης, Κεφαλληνιας, Ζακυθον και Κυθηρων συλλεχθεντων μεν υπο Παυλου Λαμπρου = List of ancient coins of the islands of Corfu, Lefkada, Ithaca, Kefallinia, Zakynthos and Kythera, collected by Pavlos Lambros. Athens, Greece. |
Obverse
Statue of Aphrodite Aineias standing right, holding aphlaston in extended right hand; to the right, stag facing right; all within laurel wreath.
Reverse
Prow of galley right; above pilei and to the right, monogram.
Script: Greek
Lettering:
ΛEYKAΔIΩN
ΜΕΝΕΚΛΗΣ
Mint
Leucas, Acarnania, modern-day Kariotes, GreeceSee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (167 BC - 100 BC) | |||||||||||||||
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