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Obolos Webauction 23  –  12 June 2022

Nomos, Obolos Webauction 23

The J.-P. Righetti Collection of Alexandria Coins Part II, and Greek, Roman, ...

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Description

BRUTTIUM. Rhegion. Circa 215-150 BC. Hexas (Bronze, 16 mm, 2.03 g, 11 h). Laureate head of Apollo to right; in left field, XII ( mark of value ). Rev. PHΓINΩN The Dioskuroi galloping right, each holding a couched lance. HGC 1, 1721. HN III 2563. Silberstein & Ceccherini VIII, 8. SNG ANS 798-9. Rare and with an attractive dark patina. Nearly very fine.
From the J. Metzger Collection.

The XII mark of value on the obverse (barely visible on this specimen) is usually interpreted as "χ[αλκοι] II", or Dichalkon. In this period Dichalkoi of Rhegion can also be called "Hexas".

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