Didrachm of Phistelia, Campania
Date325 BCE - 275 BCE
PeriodClassical/Hellenistic Greece
MediumSilver
Dimensions11 mm, 0.56 g
Credit LineGift of Drs. John and Bessie Sawhill
Object number2024.2.11
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DescriptionObv: Young male (mask?), head facing 3/4 right.
Rev: 'fistluis' around (in Oscan). Barleycorn and mussel shell. Dolphin above.
HN Italy 613, HGC 1 502
Notes“Nothing is known about the Campanian city of Phistelia (Oscan Fistluis) beyond that it was an Oscan settlement striking silver coins in the late fifth century BC and again in the late fourth and early third centuries. ” –HGC 1, pg 207
Oscan Alphabet: https://katherinemcdonald.net/salavs-learn-oscan-online/salavs-lesson-1/
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