Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Neapolis - AR Nomos

Entry/Object ID

C2024-G115-733

Collection

Hellenistic Greece

Mintage

Mint

Neapolis

Date made

circa 300 BCE

Time Period

Hellenistic

Place of Origin

City

Neapolis

Region

Magna Graecia, Sicily

Country

Italy

Manufacture Method

Struck

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Head of nymph, hair in band and wearing a triple-pendant earring and necklace, right; astragalos behind neck; ΑΡΤΕΜ below. Border of dots.

Transcription

ΑΡΤΕΜ

Translation

Artemis

Reverse

Description

Man-headed bull, standing right, head facing; above, Nike flying right, crowning bull with laurel wreath; ΘΕ below; [Ν]ΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ in exergue.

Transcription

[Ν]ΕΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ

Translation

(Of) Neapolis

Issuing Authority

Neapolis

Denomination

AR Nomos

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Magna Graecia, Sicily

Country

Italy

Culture/Tribe

Greek - Hellenistic

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

21 mm

Thickness

4 mm

Weight

7.21 g

Composition

Material

Silver

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

Sambon 463