Very rare silver triobol with Athena and bull - ex Kuenker
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Object number
AR3242
| Coinage from: |
Thourioi or Thurium, Lucania
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| Value: |
Triobol 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: 11 mm, weight: 1.06 g. 443 - 400 B.C. |
| Obverse: |
Head of Athena right, wearing crested Athenian helmet.
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| Reverse: |
Bull standing right, fish in exergue.
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| Condition |
Very fine, slightly corroded, small chip at rim.
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| References: |
Compare Rutter HM (Historia Numorum) 1777; Compare SNG ANS 1125ff; Compare SNG München 1179 ff.; Very rare. |
| Provenance: |
Acquired 2021 at Kuenker, Germany.
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| Authenticity: |
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