Rhegion Coins [info Rhegion]
.. denomination weights n description Obv/Rev [Ref.]
510 BC ca.
AR third stater 5.64 ca. 2 man-headed bull/man-headed bull, incuse [Kraay 779]
494/3-461 BC (period I), 494/3-481 (serie IA, IB)
AR stater 16.75-17.84 15 hd lion facing/hd calf, RECINON [Calt. REC 55-60]
AR drachm 4.57- 5.90 81 hd lion facing/hd calf, RECION [Calt. REC 1-35]
AR litra 0.61- 0.96 8 hd lion facing/PEC [Calt. REC 36-42]
AR pentonkion 0.28- 0.54 5 hd lion facing/R, 5 pellets [Calt. REC 43-47]
AR hexas 0.08- 0.21 7 hd lion facing/PE [Calt. REC 48-54]
480-462/1 BC (serie IIA, IIB, III, IV)
AR tetradrachm 15.48-17.50 115 biga of mules/hare, RECINON [Calt. REC 61-66, 72-101, 102-106, 107-112]
AR drachm 2.44- 4.32 30 biga of mules/hare, RECINON [Calt. REC 68-71]
AR litra 0.45- 0.85 42 hare/REC [Calt. REC 113-137]
AR pentonkion 0.18- 0.35 3 forepart hare/R, 5 pellets [Calt. REC 138-140]
AR hexas ... 1 hd hare/RE [Calt. REC 141]
461-445 BC, Herzfelder Group 1
AR tetradrachm 15.75-17.37 14 hd lion facing/Iokastos seated, RECINOS [ANS3 635-42]
AR drachm 3.79- 4.20 12 hd lion facing/Iokastos seated, RECINOS [ANS3 643-50]
445-435 BC, Herzfelder Group 2
AR litra/obol 0.58- 0.72 6 hd lion facing/RECI in laurel wreath [ANS3 651-3]
AR hemilitron 0.33 1 hd lion facing/RECI in laurel wreath [ANS3 654]
AE ... .... 1 hd lion facing/RECI in laurel wreath [Rutter I]
435-420 BC, Herzfelder Group 3
AR tetradrachm 17.14 1 hd lion facing/Iokastos seated, RECINOS [Hertzfelder 61]
AE ... 6.25- 7.08 2 hd lion facing/RECINON around pellet [Rutter V]
AE ... .... 1 hd male in pilos r., RE-CIN around/Heracles fighting lion [Rutter VI, Garrucci pl. CXIV 18]
AE ... 1.01- 1.72 9 hd lion facing/RE, pellet in between [Rutter II]
AE ... 1.14- 1.39 11 hd lion facing/RE with olive sprig or leaf [Rutter III]
AE ... 1.37 1 hd lion facing/RECI, olive leaf [Rutter IV]
420-387 BC
AR tetradrachm 15.16-17.33 11 hd lion facing/hd Apollo, PHTINON [ANS3 657-63]
AR drachm 3.89- 4.18 5 hd lion facing/hd Apollo, PHTINON [ANS3 664-7]
AR hemidrachm 1.70- 2.05 6 hd lion facing/PH within olive-spray [ANS3 668-9]
AR litra 0.67- 0.80 7 hd lion facing/PH within olive-spray [ANS3 670-4]
AR litra 0.53- 0.66 3 hd Apollo/hd lion facing in square [Herzfelder p. 129 L, pl. XII L]
AR hemilitron 0.25- 0.33 4 hd lion facing/H [ANS3 675]
AR 1/10 litron 0.075 1 hd lion facing/PE [Mun4 1591]
425/420-410, contemporary with Herzfelder Group 3 and 4
AE pentonkion? 3.54- 6.19 14 hd lion facing/PH within olive-spray [Rutter IX]
AE ... 1.62- 2.28 4 hd lion facing/PH within olive-spray [Rutter VIII]
AE ... 0.56- 0.86 7 hd lion facing/PH within olive-spray [Rutter VII]
415/410-387, contemporary with Herzfelder Group 5
AE ... 6.34- 7.04 3 hd Apollo/H in circle within wreath [Rutter XVI]
AE ... 3.92- 4.53 2 hd lion facing/star 14 rays [Rutter XVII]
AE ... 4.62- 5.33 7 hd lion facing/hd Apollo, PHTINON [Rutter XIII]
AE ... 2.69- 3.89 4 hd lion facing/hd Apollo l. or r., (PH) [Rutter XII, XV]
AE ... 1.12- 2.25 42 hd lion facing/hd Apollo, PHTIN(H)ON [Rutter X, XI, XIV]
387 BC Rhegion destroyed by Dionysius I of Syracuse
356-350 BC Rhegion restored by Dionysius II
350-280 BC
AR tetradrachm 16.14-17.33 3 hd Apollo, PHTINON/hd lion facing [ANS3 676]
AR tetradrachm 16.80-17.15 2 hd lion facing/hd Apollo, PHTINON
AR stater 8.28- 8.45 7 Pegasus/hd Athena with Corinthian helmet [ANS3 677]
AR didrachm? 7.26 1 hd lion facing/hd Apollo, PHTINON [VII 341]
AR hemidrachm? 1.62 1 hd lion facing/hd Apollo, PHTINON [VII 342]
AE ... 5.32-10.92 (76) hd lion facing/hd Apollo long hair PHTINON [X 460-6, ANS3 686-697]
AE ... 7.89 (1) hd Apollo, long hair/lion facing, pointed ears [X 469]
AE ... 2.07- 4.76 (7) hd lion facing, pointed ears/hd Apollo long hair [X 467-8]
AE ... 3.28 1 hd lion facing/lyre, PHTINON [X 458]
AE ... 3.23- 3.88 4 hd lion facing/tripod, (PHTINON) [X 459, ANS3 707]
AE ... 1.26 1 hd Artemis/hd lion facing [VII 343]
280-210 BC
AE ... 6.09-10.47 28 hd Apollo /tripod, PHTINON [X 471-6, ANS3 708-24]
AE ... 6.01- 9.72 16 hd Artemis/lyre, PHTINON [X 479-80, ANS3 729-35]
AE ... 7.27- 7.95 4 hd Artemis/lion, PHTINON [X 478, ANS3 725-6]
AE ... 4.89- 8.51 7 hd Artemis/Apollo (Asclepius) stg hold bird, PHTINON [X 481-2, ANS3 736-40]
AE ... 2.25- 4.02 3 hd Apollo /lion, PHTINON [X 470, ANS3 727-8]
AE ... 1.46- 2.41 4 hds Apollo & Artemis /tripod, PHTINON [X 477, ANS3 741]
AE ... 1.10 1 hd Artemis/lyre, PHTINON [ANS3 742]
210-89 BC
AE pentonkion 14.72-16.56 5 hds Dioscuri/Hermes stg pi, PHTINON [X 483, ANS3 753-5]
AE pentonkion 9.72-13.06 11 hds Janiform/Asclepius seated pi,PHTINON [X 487, ANS3 745-9]
AE pentonkion 10.26-12.33 6 hd Artemis /Apollo seated pi, PHTINON [ANS3 750-2]
AE triens 7.50-12.27 7 hds Apollo & Artemis /tripod 4p, PHTINON [X 484, ANS3 743-4]
AE quadrans 6.39- 9.08 8 hd Apollo /wolf III, PHTINON [X 485-6, ANS3 793-7, VIII 128]
AE quadrans 6.91- 8.21 (4) hd Asclepius/Hygieia stg III, PHTINON [X 488, ANS3 786-88]
AE pentonkion 4.86- 7.25 9 hd Athena A helm/Athena stg IIII (pi),PH. [X 489, ANS3 756-60]
AE triens 2.45- 4.47 (21) hds Dioscuri/Apollo or Asclepius stg IIII, PHTINON [X 494-5, ANS3 776-85, Mun4 1692-1700]
AE triens 2.34- 4.10 7 hds Dioscuri/Demeter stg IIII, PHTINON [X 496, ANS3 766-7]
AE triens 2.42- 3.76 19 hds Dioscuri/Hermes stg IIII, PHTINON [X 492-3, ANS3 768-75]
AE triens 3.22- 3.62 6 hds Asclepius & Hygieia/Artemis stg IIII [ANS3 761-2]
AE triens 1.70- 3.42 8 hd Artemis/lyre symbol IIII, PHTINON [X 490-1, ANS3 763-5]
AE quadrans 2.16- 2.49 (17) hd Asclepius/Hygieia stg III, PHTINON [X 497, ANS3 789-92]
AE uncia? 1.38- 2.68 5 hd Apollo /Dioscuri on horseback, PHTINON [X 498, ANS3 798-9]
Arrangements, weights and numbers are from:
Caltabiano MC (1993) La Monetazione di Messana, con le emissioni di Rhegion dell'eta' della tirannide. Walter de Gruyter Berlin New York
Rutter K (1977) South Italy and Messana pp. 193-223 of Atti del VI convegno del centro internazionale di studi numismatici, Le Origine della Monetazione di Bronzo in Sicilia e in Magna Graecia
If not described in specialized literature, the numbers has been derived from a limited number of numismatic literature.
Mentioned in the text are:
ANS3 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (1977) The Collection of the American Numismatic Society Part 3
Mun4 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (1974) Deutschland Staatliche M&$252nzsammlung München 4. Heft
VII Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (1986) Volume VII Manchester University Museum
X Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (1995) Volume X The John Morcom Collection of Western Greek Bronze Coins