Didrachm - Lyciscus

Features

Issuer	Leukas (Akarnania)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	167 BC - 100 BC
Value	Didrachm (2)
Currency	Drachma poddasza
Composition	Srebro
Weight	8.27 g
Diameter	23 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 543549
References	Callataÿ Late# 213-216 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# 93 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , BCD Akarnania# 306 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. , Blumer Akarnaniens# 18 Friedrich Imhoof-Blumer; 1878. Die Münzen Akarnaniens. Druck der k.-k. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna, Austria. , Postolakas# 682 Achilleus Postolakas; 1868. Κατάλογος των αρχαιων νομισματων των νησιων Κερκνρας, Λευκαδος, Ιθακης, Κεφαλληνιας, Ζακυθον και Κυθηρων συλλεχθεντων μεν υπο Παυλου Λαμπρου = List of ancient coins of the islands of Corfu, Lefkada, Ithaca, Kefallinia, Zakynthos and Kythera, collected by Pavlos Lambros. Athens, Greece.

Obverse

(en) Statue of Aphrodite Aineias standing right, holding an aphlaston in extended right hand. In the background, stag facing right and to the left, long scepter surmounted by dove standing right. All within laurel wreath.

Reverse

(en) Prow facing right, decorated with laurel wreath. Inscription in two lines and eagle above and monogram before.

Script: grecki

Lettering:
ΛEYKAΔIΩN
ΛΥΚΙΣΚΟΣ

Mint

Leucas, Acarnania, modern-day Kariotes, Greece

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

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Callataÿ Late 215

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Münzen & Medaillen GmbH Auction 23 Lot 306	18 Oct 2007	VF	USD 1045.42 (EUR 900.00) (+ buyer's premium)
= BCD Akarnania 306 = Callataÿ Late 216
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