Gaulos · helmeted goddess and warrior
c. 220-1 BC · Civic authority of Gaulos
A helmeted female head appears with a crescent and small field marks. On the reverse a warrior advances with a spear and shield, accompanied by a star. The museum attributes this bronze issue to Gaulos, ancient Gozo.
Technical specifications
- Composition
- Bronze
- Mint
- Gaulos (Gozo)
- Weight
- Unknown / not verified
- Diameter
- Unknown / not verified
- Total mintage
- Unknown / not verified
- Edge
- Unknown / not verified
- Obverse
- Helmeted goddess; crescent and small field marks
- Reverse
- Advancing warrior with spear and shield; star in field
- Inscriptions
- ΓΑΥΛΙΤΩΝ
- Colour
- Unknown / not verified
- Serial format
- Unknown / not verified
The museum specimen
Measurements describe this museum specimen, not a manufacturing standard.
- Collection
- Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen
- Object / accession
- 18321167 / 1900 Imhoof-Blumer
- Specimen weight
- 4.02 g
- Specimen diameter
- 19 mm
- Die axis
- 12 h
Museum text attribution and licence: CC BY-SA 4.0. Berlin, Münzkabinett der Staatlichen Museen
Dating and classification
Museum dating is a scholarly attribution; bibliography records alternative chronologies. Earlier catalogue dates should not be treated as exact.
Sources
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