Neapolis 275-250 BC AE AE19 5.58 g 1.82 cm 1.91 cm 10h
obverse: hd Apollo l laureated, letter behind NEOΠOΛITΩN reverse: man-hd bull r facing, crowned by Nike above IΣ below, in ex XT monogram Rutter HNI 589 Munthandel G. Henzen list 145 (2004) 7 vw 511, 80 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.
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