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Auktion 228  -  08.03.2015 11:00
Hochwertige Münzen der Antike

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Los 10
1/3 Stater (2.84g). um 330 v.Chr. Vs.: ΛΕΥΚΙΠΠ[ΟΣ], Kopf des Leukippos mit korinthischem Helm, dessen Helmkessel die Skylla ziert. Rs.: Zwei Kornähren, auf dem Halmen M - E, dazwischen ΣΙ. HN Italy 1630; Gulbenkian 72; Johnston G 5. 1 (stgl.). Gold! Breiter Schrötling, Vs. kleine Stempelunsauberkeit, sonst vz

Struck during Pyrrhos expedition in Italy and Sicily, the coins of this series depict the helmeted portrait of the citys founder Leukippos, along with two barley ears as the civic emblem. It seems to be interesting that usually Demeter, the goddess of corn, appears on the obverse of the coins. However, this choice may well refer to the citys foundation myths and to the significant economic reliance on its major export.
Erhaltung:  Breiter Schrötling, Vs. kleine Stempelunsauberkeit, sonst vz
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