Cow / Octopus
Eretria (Euboia) - Drachm
Description
Obverse: Cow standing left, head facing right and scratching his head with its hind foot.
Reverse: Octopus in incuse square.
Leu missatributes this coin as both Lanz 114 - Lot 139 and Lanz 111 - Lot 25 and combines the provenance from both listings. I don't know why they did this, but they are seperate coins and this is indeed Lanz 114 - 139 and Weber 3386. This can be verified in the provenance section and additional images.
Details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Composition | Silver |
| Issuer | Eretria |
| Ruling Authority | Unknown |
| Period of Issue | 500 BC - 465 BC |
| Weight | 3.89 g |
| Diameter | 15 mm |
| Orientation | ↑↑ 9h |
| Denomination | 1 Drachm |
| Standard | Euboia - Drachm |
| References | BCD Eubioa #318; Weber #3386 (this coin); McClean #5701 |
Provenance
| Location | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Privately purchased in 1904 from William T. Ready | 1904 |
| United Kingdom | Sir Herman Weber Collection | - |
| United States | William P. Wallace Collection | - |
| Greece | BCD Collection | - |
| Germany | Numismatik Lanz München, Auction 114 - Lot 139 | May 25, 2003 |
| Austria | H.D. Rauch, Auction 117 - Lot 434 | Dec 8, 2023 |
| Switzerland | Leu Numismatik, Web Auction 30 - Lot 521 | Jul 15, 2024 |
| United States | Lelouch Collection | Current |
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