Summary
A silver trihemiobol coin issued by the city of Eion in Macedonia in circa 480 BCE.
Reference: BMC Macedon p.75 no.21.
Obverse Description
Goose standing to right but looking back, above, a lizard to left.
Reverse Description
Incuse square.
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
Eion was a Eretrian colony in Thracian Macedonia at the mouth of the river Strymon where it flows into the Aegean Sea.
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Mr Lincoln, Eugene von Guerard, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
circa 480 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.15. Purchased by Eugene von Guerard from Lincoln of London for 2s. -
Denomination
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Material
Silver
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Classification
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Type of item
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Dimensions
12 mm (Outside Diameter), 0.882 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
BMC Macedon p.75 no.21 Sear 1295
[Book] Head, Barclay V. 1879. Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Macedonia etc., 75 Pages
[Catalogue] Pullin, Ruth. 2011. Nature Revealed: Eugene von Guerard.
[Book] Sear, David R. 1978. Greek Coins and Their Values, Europe. I., 133 Pages
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