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© Roma Numismatics Limited
Drachm Tótfalu Type 100 BC - 1 BC
| Silver | 2.41 g | 17 mm |
| Issuer | Boii |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 100 BC - 1 BC |
| Value | 1 Drachm |
| Currency | Drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 2.41 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#191672 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Stylised horse prancing to left; bird above to left.
Comment
Examples of this type:• Example #1 (2.41g, 17mm, 2h; Near Extremely Fine):
◦ Ex-Hermann Lanz Collection; published in Kostial #846;
◦ Exhibited by the Staatlichen Münzsammlung München at the 1997 International Numismatic Congress in Berlin; at the Berliner Bank also in 1997; also exhibited at the Luitpoldblock Palmengarten, Munich in 2003 (exhibition #144[obverse]);
◦ Auctioned by Roma Numismatics Ltd, Auction XVIII, 29 September 2019, lot 208. Sold for 190 GBP.
◦ Auctioned by Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 60, 11 June 1992, lot 21.
Interesting fact
The Drachm (Tótfalu Type) coin from Boii was used as a form of currency in the ancient region of Thrace, which is now modern-day Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey.
