Didrachm - Bathyos

Features

Issuer	Leukas (Akarnania)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	167 BC - 100 BC
Value	Didrachm (2)
Currency	Drachma poddasza
Composition	Srebro
Weight	8.25 g
Diameter	23 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 541796
References	Callataÿ Late# 93-129 François de Callataÿ; 2015. “The Late Hellenistic Didrachms of Leukas: Another Case of Greek Coinage for the Roman Army”, FIDES: Contributions to Numismatics in Honor of Richard B. Witschonke, pages 239-278. , BMC Greek# 82-83 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , SNG Copenhagen# 380 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , SNG Stockholm 3# 1357 Ulla Westermark; 1991. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Sweden 2 / Part 3. Attica - Lesbos: The Collection of the Royal Coin Cabinet National Museum of Monetary History. The Royal Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, Stockholm, Sweden. , SNG Fitzwilliam# 2763 Fritz Heichelheim. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume IV - The Fitzwilliam Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (8 volumes). , BCD Akarnania# 296-298 Munzen & Medaillen Basel (publisher); 2007. Münzen & Medaillen Auktion / Volume 23: Sammlung BCD. Antike griechische Münzen, Akarnanien und Aetolien. Munzen & Medaillen Basel, Weil am Rhein, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. , Pozzi# 1317 Naville & Cie (publisher); 1920. Monnaies grecques antiques: Provenant de la collection de feu le prof. S. Pozzi = Ancient Greek coins. Naville & Cie, Luzern, Switzerland. , Dewing# 1462 Leo Mildenberg (ed.), Silvia Mani Hurter (ed.); 1985. The Dewing Collection of Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States (2 volumes). , de Luynes# 1941 Jean Babelon, Louis Ciani (ed.), Jules Florange (ed.). Catalogue de la collection de Luynes - monnaies grecques. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, France (4 volumes). , HGC 4# 857 Oliver D. Hoover; 2014. Handbook of Coins of Northern and Central Greece / Volume 4: Achaia Phthiotis, Ainis, Magnesia, Akarnania, Aitolia, Lokris, Phokis, Boiotia, Euboia, Attica, Megaris, and Corinthia : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

(en) Statue of Aphrodite Aineias standing right, holding aphlaston; in background, stag standing right; to left, eagle standing right on thunderbolt and long scepter surmounted by dove standing right; all within laurel wreath.

Reverse

(en) Prow right, decorated with laurel wreath; monogram to right.

Script: grecki

Lettering:
ΛEYKAΔIΩN
ΒΑΘΥΟΣ

Mint

Leucas, Acarnania, modern-day Kariotes, Greece

Comments

(en)

Rhousopoulos 1579; Nanteuil 874.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (167 BC - 100 BC)							$ 430	$ 1200

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: CNG Triton XXVIII Lot 5094	14 Jan 2025	XF	USD 1200.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Jean Elsen & ses Fils Auction 155 Lot 96	16 Jun 2023	XF	USD 418.94 (EUR 360.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Jean Elsen & ses Fils s.a.
	Münzen & Medaillen GmbH Auction 23 Lot 296	18 Oct 2007	XF	USD 669.14 (EUR 575.00) (+ buyer's premium)
= BCD Akarnania 296 = Callataÿ Late 112
© Münzen & Medaillen GmbH
	Künker eLive Auction 85 Lot 2064	2 Dec 2024	XF	USD 610.95 (EUR 525.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg
	Multiple sales of the same specimen: Nomos AG Auction 28 Lot 1179	22 May 2023	XF	USD 1904.21 (CHF 1500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Nomos AG
	Paul-Francis Jacquier Auction 50 Lot 84	16 Sep 2022	VF	USD 1280.09 (EUR 1100.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Paul-Francis Jacquier
	Münzen & Medaillen GmbH Auction 23 Lot 297	18 Oct 2007	VF	USD 325.84 (EUR 280.00) (+ buyer's premium)
= BCD Akarnania 297 = Callataÿ Late 116
© Münzen & Medaillen GmbH
	Maison Palombo Auction 13 Lot 19	13 Dec 2014	XF	USD 5331.79 (CHF 4200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Maison Palombo
	CNG Electronic Auction 593 Lot 86	13 Aug 2025	VF	USD 250.00 (+ buyer's premium)
© Classical Numismatic Group, Inc.
	Künker Auction 402 Lot 646	14 Mar 2024	VF	USD 512.03 (EUR 440.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg