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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     851518      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     SICILY City:     Atl Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     AE15 Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC 357-336 Diameter:     15 mm Weight:     3 g Die Axis:     5 h Obverse Legend:     AΘΛ Obverse Description:     Barbarous female head right; AΘΛ to left Reverse Description:     Female figure seated right on throne, holding trident and bow Primary Reference:     CNS 3 Reference2:     SNG ANS - Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=148531 Grade:     VF, red-green patina Notes:     Very rare. From the J. Olphin Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 60 (22 May 2002), lot 146; Numismatica Ars Classica B (25 February 1992), lot 1119.Atl was a mercenary settlement in Sicily from 357-336 BC. There are three issues known from this settlement, the first of which was overstruck on Syracusean bronze drachms. The design on this first issue is the same size as the two later, smaller ones, leaving a lot of empty space on the coin. This suggests a very utilitarian purpose for these coins. What furthers this idea is the crude style. However, who the female figures are on this coin remains a mystery.

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