H 181 - Lacedaemon (Nabis), silver, tetradrachms (206-197 BCE)

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206 BCE - 197 BCE Silver 4,967 kg

Description
Obverse: Head of Athena right, wearing crested Corinthian helmet.
Reverse: ΛΑ (Greek).Herakles seated left on lion skin draped over rock, holding club set on ground, [[Reverse description::[Λ] A across field.]]
Mint and issuing power
Mint: Lacedaemon Ancient region: Peloponnesus (Laconia) Modern country: Greece Authority: Nabis of Sparta (king of Sparta, 192-177 BC)
Chronology
From 206 BCE to 197 BCE Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
Metal: Silver Nomisma.org Median weight in grams 15.90 Denomination: tetradrachm Nomisma.org Standard:
Image
]]H181 Athena Herakles.jpeg [1]
References
Die study reference: "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Grunauer-von Hoerschelmann 1978
Coin series reference: "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 181



Obverse dies distribution
Frequency ᵖ Number of obverses ᵖ (o) % (o) Number of coins (n) % (n) Die name
1 5 50 5 23.81 2, 4, 5, 9, 10
2 3 30 6 28.57 3, 7, 8
3 1 10 3 14.29 1
7 1 10 7 33.33 6
Total 10 of 10 100 21 of 21 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Grunauer-von Hoerschelmann Susanne (1978), Die Münzprägung der Lakedaimonier, AMUGS 7, Berlin.
  2. ^  Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.