Coin: Didrachm, Nola
1900.63.0594
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Coin: Didrachm, Nola (1900.63.0594) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Classical, 360-335 BCE |
Culture | Greek |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Diameter) | 2.12 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Depth) | 0.22 cm |
Dimension 3 (N/A) | N/A |
Weight | 7.03 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | Metal--Silver |
Manufacturing Processes | Cast |
Munsell Color Information | waived |
Research Remarks
Published Description | N/A |
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Description | This Greek coin is a silver Didrachm from Nola in Campania in Italy. Italy, as well as Sicily, was part of Magna Graecia (Great Greece) that had Greek colonies. The coin was struck in the mid 4th century BCE. The obverse is a profile of a nymph, probably a local deity. The reverse is a bull with the face of a man. This is the river god Acheloos, father to the Sirens, who ensnared men with their voices as they sailed past. Flying over the bull is Nike, Greek goddess of victory. Underneath the bull are the letters ΩΛΑΤΟΣ (Omega Lambda Alpha Tau Omicron Sigma). |
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Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | N/A |
Reproduction | N/A |
Reproduction Information | N/A |