| Siris and Pyxus |
|---|
| AR nomos 7.8443 gm, 29.5 mm |
| Circa 530 BC |
| 1. Rutter, N.K. 2001. Historia Numorum Italy. Page 143 #1722 and Plate 30 #1722.
London: The British Museum Press. 2. AMB 165 (this obverse die) 3. 1942. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals Danish National Museum. Italy Part III. Lucania: Poseidonia-Bruttium. #1387 (this obverse die). Copenhagen: Munksgaard. |
| Obverse |
| Bull standing left with reverted head, MO retrograde above, largely obliterated but for part of the M. Dotted ground, MIPIN retrograde in exergue = ΣΙΡΙΝΟΣ = SIRINOS |
| Reverse |
| Incuse, similar to the obverse, but a mirror image and more crudely cut. ΠΥΧ retrograde = PYX |