Velia Historia Numorum Italy 1259, Silver, struck at Velia, 535–465 BC. Obverse: forepart of a lion tearing a leg from a deer. Reverse: square incuse divided into quarters. Weight about 3.9 g, diameter 14.0 mm.
| mint | Velia | weight | 3.86g (6) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀14.0 (6) |
| denomination | — | axis | 8↕ (6) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
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Forepart of a lion tearing a leg from a deer
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Square Incuse divided into quarters
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Cite this coin
Velia Historia Numorum Italy 1259 (velia.hn_italy.1259), 535–465 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/velia-historia-numorum-italy-1259/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA