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coin
Object Type
coin
Museum number
1855,0317.2
Denomination
obol
Description
Silver coin.
(whole)
Helmeted head, right.
(obverse)
Goat, left: above inscription.
(reverse)
Cultures/periods
Graeco-Iberian
Production date
4thC BC
Production place
Minted in:
Emporion (city - archaic)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Rosas
(Rosas hoard)
Materials
silver
Dimensions
Die-axis:
10 o'clock
Weight:
1.000 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
SNG BM Spain / Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume IX: The British Museum. Part II: Spain
(9)
Vives, Mon. Hisp. / La Moneda Hispanica
(II.15)
Villaronga 1993 / Tresors Monetaris de la penísula Ibèrica anteriors a August: repertori i anàlisi
(8)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
mammal
Associated places
Named in inscription:
Emporion (city - archaic)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Henri Hoffmann
Acquisition date
1855
Acquisition notes
Ex Gaillard.
Department
Coins and Medals
Registration number
1855,0317.2