Summary
A copper coin issued by The Acarnanian League, 229-168 BC
Mint: not recorded
Reference: BMC Thessaly p.169, no.16
Die axis: 09
Obverse Description
Head of Herakles wearing lions skin facing right
Reverse Description
Forepart of the river-god Achelous as a man-faced bull facing right, behind, A
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 200 BC
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Issued By
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Previous Collection
Eugene von Guerard, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, pre 1880
Purchased from T. Ball of Melbourne for 2s. See catalogue Vol.1, p.17. This coin was found in an NGV safe c. 1904. -
Deity Depicted
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Material
Bronze
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Axis
9
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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
22 mm (Outside Diameter), 6.341 g (Weight)
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Shape
Off round
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References
BMC Thessaly p.169, no.16 Sear 2313
[Book] Gardner, Percy. 1963. Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Thessaly to Aetolia., 169 Pages
[Catalogue] Pullin, Ruth. 2011. Nature Revealed: Eugene von Guerard.
[Book] Sear, David R. 1978. Greek Coins and Their Values, Europe. I., 219 Pages
