Chalkon

Features

Issuer	Metapontion (Lucania)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	300 BC - 250 BC
Value	Chalkon (1⁄48)
Currency	Drachm (540-200BC)
Composition	Brąz
Weight	3.18 g
Diameter	15.0 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 235987
References	HN Italy# 1704 Neville Keith Rutter, Andrew Burnett; 2001. Historia numorum: Italy. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , SNG ANS 2# 562-564 Hyla A. Troxell; 1972. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Collection of the American Numismatic Society / Part 2. Lucania. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States. , SNG Lloyd# 412 Peter Bagwell Purefoy, Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume II - The Lloyd Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes). , SNG Copenhagen# 1254 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , HGC 1# 1113 Oliver D. Hoover; 2018. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia / Volume 1: Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. , Johnston Bronze# 68a Ann Johnston; 1989. “The Bronze Coinage of Metapontum”, Kraay-Mørkholm essays, pages 121-136.

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Obverse

(en) Athena Alkidemos advancing to right, brandishing spear with her right hand and holding shield with her left

Reverse

(en) Owl standing right, head facing and to right, barley ear

Script: grecki

Lettering: ΜΕΤΑ

Mint

Metapontum, Lucania, Italy

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (300 BC - 250 BC)								$ 160

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Bertolami Fine Arts Auction 309 Lot 203	26 Sep 2024	XF	USD 97.93 (EUR 85.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Nomos AG Auction 20 Lot 39	10 Jul 2020	XF	USD 252.08 (CHF 200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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