bgr_968673 - SICILY - NAKONA Hexas
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Type : Hexas
Date: c. 330-310 AC.
Mint name / Town : Nakone, Sicile
Metal : copper
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,64 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie centrée à l’usure régulière. Joli portrait. Patine marron
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Tête féminine à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Bélier debout à droite ; devant, un grain d’orge posé verticalement.
Commentary
Pour ce type, G. Buceti a recensé seulement six exemplaires avec des poids compris entre 1,20 g et 3,82 g.
Historical background
SICILY - NAKONA
5th - 4th century BC.
The city whose exact location is not attested was founded in the 5th century BC in the western part of the island. The city was occupied in the following century by Campanian mercenaries. Then Nakone fell under the influence of the Mamertines in the 3rd century before disappearing definitively in the 1st century BC..
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