The man-headed bull on the reverses is thought to be the River-god Acheloös, the father of the Sirens, whose cultus was wide-spread throughout the Greek world.
The man-headed bull, crowned on the later coins by a winged Nike, clearly an agonistic type, is characteristic of many Campanian coins, and may have been generally understood as symbolical of Acheloös.
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![300–275 BC. and later, Neapolis in Campania, ancient plated forgery, silver plated Æ Didrachm, cf. HNI 579.
Neapolis in Campania, ancient plated forgery, contemporary imitation, 300–275 BC. and later,
silver plated Didrachm (20-22 mm / 6,67 g), (fourrée), irregular flan, bronze core, cracked during striking,
Obv.: head of nymph Parthenope right, astragalos behind.
Rev.: {NY} / [ÎΕΩΠΟ]ΛΙ[ΤΩÎ] , man-faced bull walking right, head facing, above Nike flying right to crown him, NY -monogram under bull’s belly.
cf. Rutter, Historia Numorum Italy (HNI) 579 ; cf. Sambon 478 ; SNG ANS 375 var. (also a plated fourrée, additional obv. symbols) ; SNG München 243 var. (also a plated fourrée, additional magistrate name and different rev. monogram) ; SNG Cop. 426 var. (also a plated fourrée, different symbols and monograms) .
The man-headed bull on the reverses is thought to be the River-god Acheloös, the father of the Sirens, whose cultus was wide-spread throughout the Greek world.
The man-headed bull, crowned on the later coins by a winged Nike, clearly an agonistic type, is characteristic of many Campanian coins, and may have been generally understood as symbolical of Acheloös.
Schlüsselwörter: Neapolis Campania contemporary Imitation plated Forgery Nymph Parthenope Astragalos man-faced Bull Nike Crown Monogram](images/image.gif?id=270921705073 "Klicken für Bild in voller Größe
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300–275 BC. and later, Neapolis in Campania, ancient plated forgery, silver plated Æ Didrachm, cf. HNI 579.
Neapolis in Campania, ancient plated forgery, contemporary imitation, 300–275 BC. and later,
silver plated Didrachm (20-22 mm / 6,67 g), (fourrée), irregular flan, bronze core, cracked during striking,
Obv.: head of nymph Parthenope right, astragalos behind.
Rev.: {NY} / [ÎΕΩΠΟ]ΛΙ[ΤΩÎ] , man-faced bull walking right, head facing, above Nike flying right to crown him, NY -monogram under bull’s belly.
cf. Rutter, Historia Numorum Italy (HNI) 579 ; cf. Sambon 478 ; SNG ANS 375 var. (also a plated fourrée, additional obv. symbols) ; SNG München 243 var. (also a plated fourrée, additional magistrate name and different rev. monogram) ; SNG Cop. 426 var. (also a plated fourrée, different symbols and monograms) .
The man-headed bull on the reverses is thought to be the River-god Acheloös, the father of the Sirens, whose cultus was wide-spread throughout the Greek world.
The man-headed bull, crowned on the later coins by a winged Nike, clearly an agonistic type, is characteristic of many Campanian coins, and may have been generally understood as symbolical of Acheloös.
Schlüsselwörter: Neapolis Campania contemporary Imitation plated Forgery Nymph Parthenope Astragalos man-faced Bull Nike Crown Monogram")