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Abakainon
Inventory no: M 8183

Class/status: City

Denomination: Litra

Date: ca. 420-410 v. Chr.

Country: Italy
Mint: Abakainon

Obverse: Bärtiger männlicher Kopf n. r., barhäuptig.
Reverse: ABA. Eber geht n. r., rechts i. F. eine Eichel.

Production: struck

Coin, Silver, 0,62 g, 12 mm, 12 h

Vendor (to prev. Owner):
Classical Numismatic Group

Previous owners:
Hermann Twiehaus (01.08.1937-) until 2023

Publications: O. Hoover, Handbook of Coins of Sicily (including Lipara), HGC 2 (2012) 6 Nr. 17 (ca. 420-410 v. Chr.).
A. Bertino, Le emissioni monetali di Abaceno, in: Le emissioni dei centri siculi fino all'epoca di Timoleonte e i loro rapporti con la monetazione delle colonie greche di Sicilia, Annali del Istituto Italiano di Numismatica Suppl. 20 (1975) S. 117 f. mit Abb. auf Taf. XII, 16; XV, 4 (Vs.); XVII, 7 (Rs.).

Provenance: Ex Slg. Twiehaus (HTw 0002); ex CNG, Triton III (30.11.1999) Nr. 139

Web Portals:
http://ancientsiciliancoins.com/ascoins/view/2
https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/abacaenum.bertino_1975.pl.xii.n16-17

Photographer Obverse: Nike Elsbroek
Photographer Reverse: Nike Elsbroek

Münster, Archäologisches Museum der Universität
Accession Year of access 2023 Zugangsart Schenkung

Recommended Quotation: Digitales Münzkabinett der Universität Münster, M 8183

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