Summary
A copper hexas coin from the town of Centuripa (Kentoripai), Sicily, circa 150 BC
Mint: not recorded
Reference: BMC Sicily p.56 No.12
Die axis: 12
Obverse Description
Bust of Persephone wearing earring and wreath of barley, hair in bun at back; behind a stalk of barley
Reverse Description
Plough facing right with bird sitting on share; behind two dots (mark of value); above and below in Greek: {KENT RIPINON}
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
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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 150 BC
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Issued By
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Previous Collection
Eugene von Guerard, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, pre 1880
The date 1880 was the year that the National Gallery of Victoria purchased his collection, It was transferred to the Science Museum of Victoria in 1976. This coin is noted in Vol.1 p.11 of his original catalogue, he purchased it from a Mr. Friedlander of Berlin for 2s. The coin became separated from its origin and was 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
17 mm (Outside Diameter), 4.179 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
BMC. Sicily p.56 No.12 Sear 1084
[Book] Poole, Reginald S. 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Sicily., 56 Pages
[Catalogue] Pullin, Ruth. 2011. Nature Revealed: Eugene von Guerard.
[Book] Sear, David R. 1978. Greek Coins and Their Values, Europe. I., 114 Pages
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