MK-B | Melita ca. 43-33 v. Chr.

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Melita ca. 43-33 v. Chr.
	Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen Münzkabinett, Vault
Obverse	ΜΕΛΙΤΑ[ΙΩΝ]. Weiblicher Kopf (Astarte?) mit Schleier nach l.
Reverse	C [ARRVNTA]NVS BALB PROPR. Amtsstuhl (sella curulis).
Class/status	City
Date	ca. 43-33 v. Chr. Hellenism
	Bronze ; 6,00 g; 20 mm; 10 h
Production	struck struck off centre
Mint	Melita
Country	Malta
Publications	RPC I Nr. 672,61 (triumviral period?, Astarte?, dieses Stück); A. Mayr, Die antiken Münzen der Inseln Malta, Gozo und Pantelleria (1894) Nr. 12 (35-27 v. Chr., Hera); E. Coleiro, Maltese Coins of the Roman Period, Numismatic Chronicle 1971, 74. 78 Nr. 10 (Semis, ca. 35 v. Chr., weiblicher Kopf); R. Calciati, Corpus Nummorum Siculorum III (1987) 356 Nr. 14 (36 v. Chr., weiblicher Kopf); C. Perassi, Melita e Galuos: due identità territoriali a confronto attraverso il documento monetale, Semata e Signa. Collana di Studi di iconografia monetale diretta da Maria Caccamo Caltabiano 8 (2016) M/C 1 (weiblicher Kopf).
Web Portals	https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/672/61
Item	Coin
Department	Antiquity, Greek, Hellenism
Propraetor	Gaius Arruntanus Balbus
Accession	1952/3392
previous Owner	Alfred Mamroth - 1952
Object number	18320037
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