Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Æ
| Issuer | Heraclea at Latmus (Ionia) |
|---|---|
| Year | 180 BC - 30 BC |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | SNG Copenhagen#787, SNG Tübingen 4#2882, BMC Greek#13 |
| Obverse description | Athena's owl standing three-quarters right on a low base or ground line, rendered in a compact, sturdy style characteristic of Ionian civic bronzes. The bird is depicted frontally with head turned to face the viewer, large round eyes prominently detailed, feathered body naturalistically modeled in relief. The field is plain and unadorned, with no legend or inscription present on this side. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Heraclea at Latmus occupied an increasingly awkward geographic position during this period — originally a coastal city, it was gradually landlocked as the Latmian Gulf silted up, a process well underway by the second century BC. The city's shrinking access to maritime trade likely contributed to its reduced civic output, which is reflected in the scarcity of small bronze issues like this one.
The BMC and SNG Copenhagen references align on a tight cluster of types, suggesting limited die production rather than sustained municipal minting.