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A bronze AE20 of Neapolis with a kithara and the Omphalos on the reverse Coin Type: A bronze AE20 of Neapolis in Campania.
Mint and Date: Neapolis, c. 250-225 BCE
Size and Weight: 18mm x 20mm, 6.41g
Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo left; Π behind.
Reverse: Kithara leaning on Omphalos, bucranium above.
NEOΠOΛIT(ΩN) below.
Provenance: all4youxxl (eBay), August 2009
Ref: GCV 558 var; SNG ANS 531 var.
BW Ref: 004 042 144
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