Summary
A silver diobol coin from the town of Heraclea in Italy, circa 400 BCE.
Mint: Heraclea.
Obverse Description
Head of Athena facing right wearing crested helmet decorated with hippocamp (sea horse).
Reverse Description
Herakles kneeling at left, fighting lion. Above in Greek EPA
Edge Description
Plain
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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 400 BC
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Issued By
Tarentum, Calabria, Italy, Ancient Greek States, circa 400 BCE
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Previous Collection
Eugene von Guerard, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, pre 1880
Listed in Eugene von Guerard's catalogue, vol.1, p.8. Acquired by Eugene von Guerard from Lincoln of London. Previous note says "Found in the NGV safe, about 1904. Does not come from Eugene von Guerard and no earlier record of this piece has yet been found." -
Deity Depicted
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Denomination
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Material
Silver
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Axis
03
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Classification
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Type of item
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Dimensions
12 mm (Outside Diameter), 1.18 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
BMC. Italy, p. 226 nos. 19 SNG ANS part 1 Nos 17- 44 cf Sear.392 but Athena faces right
[Book] Poole, Reginald S. 1873. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Italy., 226 Pages
[Catalogue] Pullin, Ruth. 2011. Nature Revealed: Eugene von Guerard.
[Book] Sear, David R. 1978. Greek Coins and Their Values, Europe. I., 46 Pages
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