Velia Historia Numorum Italy 1279-82, Silver, struck at Velia, 400–340 BC. Obverse: head of athena wearing a crested attic helmet decorated with a griffin. Reverse: lion lion. Weight about 7.4 g, diameter 21.8 mm.
| mint | Velia | weight | 7.40g (22) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀21.8 (22) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (22) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Athena wearing a crested Attic helmet decorated with a griffin
reverse
Lion Lion
specimens (3)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Velia Historia Numorum Italy 1279-82 (velia.hn_italy.1279-1282), 400–340 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/velia-historia-numorum-italy-1279-82/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA