Stymphalos

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Events

Created

When	360-350 BC [About]
Where	Stymphalus (Arcadia)

Sold

Who	Pavlos Lampros (1819-1887)

Relation to places

Greece

Keywords

Animal City Classical antiquity Coin Demigod Gegenstempel, Erasionen u.a Klassik Obol Silver

Description

Front: Kopf des Herakles mit Löwenfellexuvie nach r.
Rear: Kopf und Hals eines Wasservogels nach r.
Pierced: Intentional hole(s) pierced through a coin so that it can be worn on a neclace, sewn onto textiles, etc. In case of paper money such a perforation often indicates devaluation.

Inscription

Rückseite: ΣΤΥΜΦΑΛΙΟΝ (retrograd)

Material/Technique

Silver; struck

Measurements

Diameter: 12 mm
Weight: 0.56 g

Literature

J. Warren, The 1980 Kato Klitoria Hoard, in: G. Le Rider u.a. (Hrsg.), Kraay - Mørkholm Essays. Numismatic Studies in Memory of C. M. Kraay und O. Mørkholm (1989) 295 Nr. 82-83. Vgl. BMC Peloponnesus 199 Nr. 2 (auf RS: zusätzlich T-Y).