Summary
A copper pentonkion coin from the town of Menaenum, Sicily, struck after 210 BC
Mint: not recorded
Reference: BMC Sicily p.98 No.8
Die axis: 12
Obverse Description
Bust of Zeus-Serapis laureate facing right
Reverse Description
Nike driving a fast biga to right
Edge Description
plain
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
circa 210 BC
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Issued By
Menaenum, Sicily, Ancient Greek States
Issued after the Roman conquest of circa 210 BC. -
Previous Collection
Eugene von Guerard, pre 1880
Coin found in NGV Safe during McArthur Bequest incorporation, about 1904. -
Denomination
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Material
Bronze
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
20 mm (Outside Diameter), 5.541 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
BMC. Sicily p.98 No.8 Sear 1127
[Book] Poole, Reginald S. 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Sicily., 98 Pages
[Catalogue] Pullin, Ruth. 2011. Nature Revealed: Eugene von Guerard.
[Book] Sear, David R. 1978. Greek Coins and Their Values, Europe. I., 117 Pages
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