Velia Historia Numorum Italy 1270, Silver, struck at Velia, 440–400 BC. Obverse: head of athena wearing a decorated attic helmet. Reverse: lion attacking a deer lion terrassant un cerf. Weight about 7.5 g, diameter 20.7 mm.
| mint | Velia | weight | 7.54g (25) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀20.7 (25) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (25) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
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Head of Athena wearing a decorated Attic helmet
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Lion attacking a deer Lion terrassant un cerf
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Cite this coin
Velia Historia Numorum Italy 1270 (velia.hn_italy.1270), 440–400 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/velia-historia-numorum-italy-1270/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA