Silver obol with head of griffin
€160
available
Object number
AR3169M03
| Coinage from: |
Phokaia, Ionia
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| Value: |
Obol In Ancient Greece, the deceased were buried with an obol placed under the tongue, such that they would be able to pay Charon for the passage across the river Styx. |
| Material: |
Silver
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| Details: |
Diameter: 6 mm, weight: 0.56 g. Phokaia, Ionia, 530 - 510 B.C. |
| Obverse: |
Head of griffin right.
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| Reverse: |
Quadratum incumsum (quadripartite incuse square).
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| Condition |
Almost very fine.
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| References: |
BMC 85-87; Weber 6092; Traite 525; SNG Tuebingen 3250-3251;
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| Provenance: |
Acquired 2021 in a German auction house.
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| Authenticity: |
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