NM·8

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Coin

Coin type

Coin type: drachma, Arslan XIV
Description: obverse: right-facing female head, reverse: legend and right-facing lion
Material (main component): bronze
Average diameter: 14 mm1.4 cm <br />0.551 in <br />
Average thickness: unknown
Average weight: 1.75 g0.00175 kg <br />0.00386 lb <br />
Workmanship:

Archaeological culture: unknown
Date: 130-110 BC

Number of known pieces: 1
Area of circulation:
Mint / Main site: Milano
Coordinates (approx.): 48° 55' 6.98" N, 11° 52' 20.01" E

Coin legend

Idealised transliteration: natoris 
Idealised original script: S dI sR sO2 sT sA sN s
Position: back, top
Orientation:
Direction of writing: sinistroverse
Script: North Italic script
Letter height: 00 cm <br />0 in <br />
Number of letters: 7
Number of words: 1
Number of lines: 1
Inscription type: unknown
Language: unknown
Syntactic analysis: NP
Meaning: unknown

Alternative sigla: none

Sources: Arslan 2000: 232

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Commentary

The coin was found in Kelheim/Mitterfeld (Bavaria) and is preserved in the Archäologisches Museum (Kelheim), though currently untraceable. See Overbeck 2000: 68.

Bibliography

Arslan 2000 Ermanno A. Arslan, "La monetazione con legende leponzie e la monetazione preromana dell'area leponzia e insubre", in: Raffaele C. De Marinis, Simonetta Biaggio Simona (eds), I leponti tra mito e realtà. Raccolta di saggi in occasione della mostra Locarno, Castello Visconteo - Casorella, 20 maggio - 3 dicembre 2000, Verbania: Armando Dadò Editore 2000, 223-233.