NM·17

From Lexicon Leponticum

Coin Type
Coin Type:	drachma, Lejeune C2
Description:	obverse: right facing male head; reverse: right-turned horse protome, underneath the legend
Material (main component):	silver
Material Composition:	unspecified silver alloy
Average Diameter:
Average Thickness:
Average Weight:	2.42 g0.00242 kg 0.00533519 lb
Workmanship:
Archaeological Culture:	unknown
Date:
Date derived from:
Number of Known Pieces:	0
Area of Circulation:	western Transalpine area between Rhône and the Alps
Mint / Main Site:	unknown
Coordinates (approx.):	none
Coin Legend
Idealised Transliteration:	kasios
Idealised Original Script:
Position:	back, lower area
Orientation:	0°
Direction of Writing:	dextroverse
Script:	North Italic Script
Letter Height:	0
Number of Letters:	6
Number of Words:	1
Number of Lines:	1
Inscription Type:	minting authority
Language:	unknown
Syntactic Analysis:	unknown
Meaning:	maybe name?
Alternative Sigla:	Whatmough 1933 (PID): 332
Sources:	Lejeune 1971: 131 Morandi 1982: 231

Images

Silver coin (BN 2533) of type NM·17 with kasios legend

Silver coin (BN 2524) of type NM·17 with kasios legend

Silver coin (BN 2524A) of type NM·17 with kasios legend

Silver coin (BN 2526) of type NM·17 with kasios legend

Commentary

• Morandi 1982: 231 (nr. 134), pl. LIII fig. 6

Bibliography