Summary
Drachm of Siglos, Ancient Greek States, Thrace, Byzantium, 416-357 BCE.
Struck on Persian standard.
Obverse Description
Bull advancing left; below, a dolphin; above, a monogram.
Reverse Description
Incuse square (mill-sail type.)
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
416-357 BC
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Issued By
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Previous Collection
Eugene von Guerard, pre 1880
Listed in Eugene von Guerard's catalogue, vol.1, p.14. found in the NGV safe during McArthur Bequest incorporation, about 1904. -
Inscriptions
(edge) (obverse) (reverse)
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Material
Silver
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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
19 mm (Outside Diameter), 5.09 g (Weight)
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Shape
Ovoid
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References
BMC. Thrace p.93 No.1 Sear vol.1, p.159 No.1579
[Book] Poole, Reginald S. 1877. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Tauric Chersonese, Sarmatia, Dacia, Moesia, Thrace., 93 Pages
[Catalogue] Pullin, Ruth. 2011. Nature Revealed: Eugene von Guerard.
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