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Neapolis 275-250 BC AE AE18 (reduced) litra 5.59 g 1.79 cm 1.79 cm

obverse: hd Apollo l laureated NEOΠOΛITΩN
reverse: man-hd bull r facing, crowned by Nike above IΣ below
Rutter HNI 557
A.G. van der Dussen b.v. Auction 23 (1995) 893 1/27 vw 308, 6 euro

Of the type hd Apollo/man-headed bull 2 time periods are mentioned
(M. Taliercio, 'Il bronzo di Neapolis', Atti VII, 219-373):

270-250 BC AE18   1st example 5.33 g (this coin)
           AE19   2nd example 5.29 g
250-200 BC AE15   1st example 1.63 g
           AE13   2nd example 1.26 g


A.W. Hands (1909)

TYPE IV. 270-240 BC	18-20, litra reduced?	        6.00- 6.50
         240-210 BC	13,    litra more reduced?	   2.67- 3.94

The heavier coins belong mostly to the time period 270-250 BC.