Volterra

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Events

Created

When	3. century BC
Where	Volterra

Owned

Who	Ernst Justus Haeberlin (1847-1925)

Relation to places

Italy

Keywords

As Bronze City Classical antiquity Coin Gegenstempel, Erasionen u.a God Hellenistic period

Description

Front: Unbärtiger Doppelkopf mit Kappe (petasos). Oben gelocht.
Rear: Wertzeichen I.
Pierced: Intentional hole(s) pierced through a coin so that it can be worn on a neclace, sewn onto textiles, etc. In case of paper money such a perforation often indicates devaluation.

Inscription

Rückseite: FELAΘRI (retrograd)

Similar objects

HN Italy: 0108

Material/Technique

Bronze; struck

Measurements

Diameter: 57 mm
Weight: 117.04 g

Part of

„Schweres Geld“: Aes Signatum und Aes Grave (142)

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Literature

E. J. Haeberlin, Aes Grave. Das Schwergeld Roms und Mittelitaliens (1910) 242 Nr. 6 Taf. 82,5 (dieses Stück).
N. K. Rutter, Historia Numorum. Italy (2001) 30 Nr. 108 (3. Jh. v. Chr.).