Description
Circa 430-420 BC. AR didrachm or nomos, 7.86 gr., 18.5 mm.
Obv.: ϘPO upwards to left; tripod, legs terminating in lion’s paws; in emerge: N (retrograde).
Rev.: ϘPO upwards to left; tripod, legs terminating in lion’s paws.
Ref.: ANS 317; HNI 2113
Rare. Very Fine.
Because a specimen of this type of coin has been found in a hoard (IGCH 1889, Cittanuova) with only incuse nomoi, Kraay held this issue to be of an experimental nature struck before the incuse fabric was abandoned.
