Leucas

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 225

The mint at the ancient site of Leucas on Leucas, off Acarnania.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Leucas (Roman Republic), silver, didrachms (Aphrodite/prow) (87 BCE)		Silver	6,095 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
27381 - Leucas (stater Pegasus/Athena) over uncertain type (Leu Numismatik, EA 32, Dec. 2024, 355)		Silver	350 BC JL
25007 - Leucas (AR Pegasus/Athena) over uncertain type (Leu Numismatik, EA 28, Dec. 2023, 1061)		Silver	350 BC JL
28577 - Leucas (stater Pegasus/Athena) over Heraclea Lucaniae (Athena/Heracles & lion) (Vilmar numismatics, inv. 18709)		Silver	350 BC JL
3576 - Leucas (AE forepart of bull/trident) over Alexander the Great (Apollo/rider) (Athens, NM, Mουρούζη Ποστολάκκας collection 731)		Bronze	320 BC JL
3832 - Leucas (AE forepart of bull/trident) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (London, BM, 25 - Kremydi 2000, 10)		Bronze	320 BC JL
3521 - Leucas (AE Chimera/Athena) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Athens, NM, Postolakkas 722)		Bronze	300 BC JL
3316 - Leucas (AE Chimera/Athena) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (CNG, EA 408, Oct. 2017, 114)		Bronze	300 BC JL
24969 - Leucas (AE Chimera/Athena) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Paris, BnF, FG 131)		Bronze	300 BC JL
3609 - Leucas (AE Chimera/Athena) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Münzen & Medaillen, 17, Oct. 2005, 618)		Bronze	300 BC JL
24974 - Leucas (AE Chimera/Athena) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Paris, BnF, Luynes 1939)		Bronze	300 BC JL
24971 - Leucas (AE Chimera/Athena) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Paris, BnF, FG 134)		Bronze	300 BC JL
2985 - Leucas (AE Chimera/man headed bull) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Münzen & Medaillen, 23, Oct. 2007, 237)		Bronze	280 BC JL
24966 - Leucas (AE Chimera/man headed bull) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Paris, BnF, FG 127)		Bronze	280 BC JL
3471 - Leucas (AE Chimera/man headed bull) over uncertain type (London, BM, BMC 15 - Kremydi 2000, 9)		Bronze	280 BC JL
3679 - Leucas (AE Chimera/man headed bull) over uncertain type (Nomos, Obolos, EA 4, Feb. 2016, 220.)		Bronze	280 BC JL
3108 - Leucas (AE Chimera/man headed bull) over Philip II (Apollo/rider) (Münzen & Medaillen, 23, Oct. 2007, 236)		Bronze	279 BC JL
24931 - Akarnania (AE Mercury/prow) over uncertain type (Aphrodite, 20, 25 Feb. 2024, n°316)		Bronze	211 BC JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
1822 - Thurium (nomos Athena/bull) over Leucas (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll., 26)		Silver	400 BC JL
1851 - Thurium (nomos Athena/bull) over Leucas (Pegasus/Athena) (Noe coll. - Noe 1957, pl. XII, e)		Silver	400 BC JL
2253 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 40) over Leucas (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll., 8)		Silver	365 BC JL
2496 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 47) over Leucas (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll., 9)		Silver	346 BC JL
1833 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 48) over Leucas (Pegasus/Athena) (Sternberg, 15, Apr. 1985, 81)		Silver	345 BC JL
1964 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 50) over Leucas (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll., 12)		Silver	343 BC JL
1409 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 53) over Leucas (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll., 14)		Silver	340 BC JL
2325 - Taras (nomos rider/Taras FB 53) over Leucas (Pegasus/Athena) (MacDonald coll., 14)		Silver	340 BC JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	leucas
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Leucas on Leucas, off Acarnania.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	530974
Ancient regionAncient region.	Acarnania Nomisma: acarnania
Modern countryModern country	Greece
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	38.807342° N, 20.713116° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Leukas https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/530974 http://sws.geonames.org/253377/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x48243 https://ikmk.smb.museum/ndp/ort/1917

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Literature

• BCD Akarnanien und Aetolien
• Carter 1993

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