Tetradrachm

Features

Issuer	Rhegion (Bruttium)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	425 BC - 420 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (4)
Currency	Drachma poddasza
Composition	Srebro
Weight	17.31 g
Diameter	26 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 196061
References	HN Italy# 2491 Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , SNG Lockett# 650 Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson, Richard Cyril Lockett. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume III - The Lockett Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , SNG Lloyd# 684 Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume II - The Lloyd Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes). , SNG ANS 3# 642 Hyla A. Troxell; 1975. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 3. Bruttium-Sicily 1 (Abacaenum-Eryx). American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , McClean# 1865 Sidney W. Grose. Fitzwilliam Museum. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom (3 volumes). , de Luynes# 790 Jean Babelon, Louis Ciani (ed.), Jules Florange (ed.). Catalogue de la collection de Luynes - monnaies grecques. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (4 volumes). , Herzfelder# 58-61 Hubert Herzfelder; 1957. Les monnaies d’argent de Rhegium frappées entre 461 et le milieu du IVe siècle av. J.-C. = Rhegium silver coins minted between 461 and the middle of the 4th century BC. Paris, France.

Obverse

(en) Facing lion's head, on brows, two circular elements each containing three pellets; retrograde K to left, laurel sprig to right.

Reverse

(en) Male figure (Iokastos, or Aristaios) seated to left, holding sceptre in right hand, left hand resting behind on drapery tied around waist, serpent below seat; all within laurel wreath. The seated figure has no distinctive attributes that aid identification. Current interpretations attribute him as being Iokastos, son of Aiolos. Iokastos was king over much of Calabria. He died from a snake-bite according to Heraclides, a pupil of Plato. His brothers Pheraimon and Agathurnos were commemorated on coins of Messana and Tyndaris.

Mint

Rhegium, Bruttium, modern-day Reggio Calabria, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (425 BC - 420 BC)

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Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Numismatica Ars Classica Auction 120 Lot 240	6 Oct 2020	VF	USD 12 670.27 (CHF 10 000.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Roma Numismatics Auction XI Lot 55	7 Apr 2016	VF	Unsold
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