Drachm

Features

Issuer	Brettii (Bruttium)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	213 BC - 205 BC
Value	½ Gold Stater (10)
Currency	Attic drachm
Composition	Gold
Weight	4.25 g
Diameter	17 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 545337
References	HN Italy# 1949 Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , Scheu# G5 Frederick Scheu; 1962. “Silver and Gold Coins of the Bruttians”, The Numismatic Chronicle, Series 7, Volume 2, pages 43-63. , BMC Gr/It# 1 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.

Obverse

Bearded head of Poseidon left, wearing taenia, trident behind; bucranium below.

Reverse

Hippocamp right on which Amphitrite is seated left, holding Eros in extended right hand, who stands left drawing a bow; in right field bee.

Script: Greek

Lettering:
BPETTIΩN
Γ

Mint

Brettii, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (213 BC - 205 BC)

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