MASSILIA. Drachm. Lion walking left. VF.
$90.00
Jun-26-00
Seller cariou1


MASSILIA (Marseille). Light DRACHM (220-49 BC). 
Head of Artemis right
Lion walking LEFT (M)ASSA, AL between Lion's legs
(engraver's mark), K in exergue. 2,12 grammes (light weight).
Groupe 3, serie 13. This serial is characterized by the Lambda.

The lion to left is less common on Massilia drachms than 
the lion walking right (only 2 series with lion left, for 
more than 15 series). 

Very Fine, patina. Struck from 2nd
Punic War to the moment when the romans lay down their denarii.

Ref. added, June 2010: Mionnet Supp. 1, 39.