Electrum hekte from Herakleia Pontika
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Object number
AR3227
| Coinage from: |
Herakleia Pontika Earlier thought to have been minted in Erythrai (Ionia), see recent research cited below which demonstrates that this type was minted in Herakleia Pontica |
| Value: |
Hekte (1/6 stater)
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| Material: |
Electrum
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| Details: |
Diameter: 9mm - 10mm, weight: 2.59 g. About 530 - 520 B.C. |
| Obverse: |
Head of Herakles left, wearing lion skin headdress.
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| Reverse: |
Quadripartite incuse square.
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| Condition |
Very fine.
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| Literature: |
W. Fischer-Bossert, Die Elektronhekten mit dem Herakleskopf: Herakleia Pontike, nicht Erythrai, in: NZ 126, 2020, S. 15-164
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| Further references: |
BMC 7 (Erythrai); SNG v. Aulock 1942 (Erythrai); SNG COP. 336 (mint unknown);
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2021 in a German auction house. Ex Bavaria (Germany) private collection, in this since 2008.
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| Authenticity: |
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