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Greek copper alloy AE unit of Massalia
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Alex Whitlock, 2017-10-18 22:11:06
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Greek copper alloy AE unit of Massalia
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A Greek copper alloy AE unit of Massalia dating to the period c200 to c1 BC. Obverse shows the head of Apollo facing right. Reverse shows a bull butting right, MAΣΣ above, uncertain working in exergue below. Cf SNG UK 1000, 34/35. The mint is Masslia.

The diameter is 14mm, and the weight is 1.9g.

The reverse inscription is MAΣΣ.
Depicted place (County of findspot) North Yorkshire
Date between 200 BC and 1 BC
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FindID: 869745
Old ref: LANCUM-11EC17
Filename: LANCUM11EC17.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/633853
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/633853/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/869745
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