Ancient Greek incuse silver coin

Details

• Title

  Ancient Greek incuse silver coin

• Associated place

  The Greek World › Italy › Northern Lucania › Posidonia (mint)

• Date

  510 - 530

• Material and technique

  silver, struck, incuse

• Material index

  processed material › metal › silver

• Technique index

  struck

• Denomination

  1 Stater

• Object type

  currency › coin

• Dimensions

  28 mm (diameter)
  7.6 g (weight)
  12 o'clock (die-axis)

• Inscription/mark

  ΠΟΣ (incuse)

  ΠΟΣ

• Design

  Poseidon, advancing right, wearing chlamys, brandishing trident (obverse)

  
  

  Incuse obverse design (reverse)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1947.

• Museum location

  Lower ground floor | Gallery 7 | Money

• Museum department

  Heberden Coin Room

• Accession no.

  HCR5270

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