Drachm with a plume Y-shaped hair bordered by S; ringlet on the 4th, S on the left
© Cristiano Becker
Features
| Issuer |
Volcæ Areocomici
(Gallia Narbonensis)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 170 BC - 50 BC |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 3.44 g |
| Size | 14.5 × 14.5 mm |
| Shape | Square (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 544980 |
| References | Saves# 88, 89, 90, 91, 94 Georges Saves; 1976. Les monnaies gauloises “à la croix”. Privat, Toulouse, France. Michel Feugère, Michel Py; 2011. Dictionnaire des monnaies découvertes en Gaule méditerranéenne: 530-27 avant notre ère. Éditions Monique Mergoil, Bibliothèque nationale de France. Eneko Hiriart; 2017. Catalogue des monnaies celtiques / 2. Les monnaies à la croix = Catalogue of Celtic Coins. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Musée d'Archéologie nationale, Paris, France / Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France.Ernest Muret, Anatole Chabouillet; 1983. Catalogue des monnaies gauloises de la Bibliothèque nationale (New Edition). Éditions Trismégiste, Paris, France. |
Obverse
Head facing left; ear missing; hair bordered at the top by a twist of intertwined S's, lower row composed of downward-pointing Y's.
Reverse
A cross with pellets in the center, formed of four quarters: a globule and a crescent in the first quarter, an S to the left in the second quarter, three linked dots in the third quarter, and a ring and a crescent in the fourth quarter.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (170 BC - 50 BC) | |||||||||||||||
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