Distater Pallas
Coin (Tetradrachm)
ca. 400-281 BC (made)
ca. 400-281 BC (made)
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This ancient Greek coin is a distater of Thurium. A stater is an ancient coin, which was used in some regions of Greece. Greek coins were made by a crude form of striking, the rough blank of metal being placed between two dies engraved with the required image and the whole assemblage being hit with a hammer, thus obverse and reverse were impressed simultaneously, sometimes with uneven results.
The coins bequeathed to the V&A by George Salting include examples of silver coins from Syracuse of the 4th century BC, a set of gold imperial coins of Rome, and some fine specimens of bronze denarii of the Roman Empire.
The coins bequeathed to the V&A by George Salting include examples of silver coins from Syracuse of the 4th century BC, a set of gold imperial coins of Rome, and some fine specimens of bronze denarii of the Roman Empire.
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Title | Distater Pallas (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Silver |
Brief description | Coin, distater of Thurium, silver, head of Pallas, Greek, ca. 400-281 BC |
Physical description | Obverse: Head of Pallas to right on the side of which is Skylla. Reverse: Greek Inscription. Bull. Fish. |
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Object history | From the Salting bequest. |
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Summary | This ancient Greek coin is a distater of Thurium. A stater is an ancient coin, which was used in some regions of Greece. Greek coins were made by a crude form of striking, the rough blank of metal being placed between two dies engraved with the required image and the whole assemblage being hit with a hammer, thus obverse and reverse were impressed simultaneously, sometimes with uneven results. The coins bequeathed to the V&A by George Salting include examples of silver coins from Syracuse of the 4th century BC, a set of gold imperial coins of Rome, and some fine specimens of bronze denarii of the Roman Empire. |
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Accession number | A.635-1910 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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