Panormos (Ziz), Sicily, AR Litra, 405-380 BC, unknown ruler  

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Panormos (Ziz), Sicily, AR Litra, 405-380 BC, unknown ruler
Panormos (Ziz), Sicily, AR Litra, 405-380 BC, unknown ruler
Panormos (Ziz), Sicily, AR Litra, 405-380 BC, unknown ruler Panormos (Ziz), Sicily, AR Litra, 405-380 BC, unknown ruler

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4936531
Area
Coins
Title
Panormos (Ziz), Sicily, AR Litra, 405-380 BC, unknown ruler
Country
Greece (ancient)
Face value
AR Litra
Year
-405
Variety / overstrike
Era
Ancient Greece before 146 B.C.
Head of State
Unknown
Type
Coin
Designer
Series
Theme
Bulls, Cattle, Fauna (Animals)
Material
Silver (Ag)
Gold- or silver content
Weight
0.67
Diameter
10.60
Thickness
Punch
Coin alignment
Shape
Obverse
Youthful male head to left
Reverse
Bearded man-headed bull walking to left, his head turned slightly towards the viewer, punic tekst above
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
Catalogue number
Jenkins, Punic pl. 24, 14
Details

Rare The city was founded as a colony by the Phoenicians in the 8th-7th century BC and called it Ziz (flower). The Greeks renamed it Panormos, which later became Panormus in Latin. Today it is the capital of Sicily, Palermo.

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