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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:     802130      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     SICILY City:     Mytistratos Date Ruled:     354/3-344 BC Metal:     Bronze Denomination:     Hemilitron Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC 354/3-344 Diameter:     29 mm Weight:     26.40 g Die Axis:     10 h Obverse Description:     Bearded head of Hephaistos right, wearing pileus Reverse Legend:     Y M Reverse Description:     Y M and six pellets within laurel wreath Primary Reference:     Castrizio series I, 1 (D1/R1) Reference2:     CNS III 1 OS Reference3:     SNG ANS - Reference4:     SNG Lloyd -; Pozzi 1133 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=113702 Grade:     Good VF, brown surfaces Notes:     Extremely rare mercenary issue Mytistratos, probably located near modern Marianopoli, was a city in the interior of Sicily. It was settled by mercenaries, possibly from Lucania, who had served under Timoleon. All of its coins are bronze and are overstruck on other coin types, usually Syracusan bronzes.

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