Unknown Female / Rooster

Methymna (Lesbos) - Hemiobol (1⁄12 Drachm)
Head of female left
Rooster/cock standing right; crescent above; all in dotted square within incuse square

Description

Obverse: Head of female left
Reverse: Rooster/cock standing right; crescent above; all in dotted square within incuse square

There are two coins of this type, which I actually untangled in this thread https://www.numisforums.com/topic/7705-cute-new-animal-coin-added-to-the-menagerie/#comment-100949, and then added to Numista. There is the rooster/cock type, and the hen type and they can be distinguished as the rooster has the bigger chest, bigger wattle, and includes the sickle feathers.

Details

CompositionSilver
IssuerMethymna
Ruling AuthorityUnknown
Period of Issue500 BC - 460 BC
Weight0.27 g
Diameter6 mm
Orientation
↑↑
7h
Denomination1 Hemiobol
StandardLesbos - Drachm
ReferencesFranke Münzprägung #-; HGC 6 #892

Numista Reference

Provenance

LocationDescriptionDate
United KingdomN&N London, Online Auction 52 - Lot 157Jul 20, 2024
United StatesLelouch CollectionCurrent