2 lepta or ½ obol from the Ionian Islands under British rule, 1819
Also known as: 2 lepta of ½ obool uit de Ionische eilanden onder heerschappij van Groot-Brittannië, 1819
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1819
Copper coin. Obverse: Britannia facing left, seated on a rock against which leans a shield, holding a trident in her left hand and a branch in her right. Reverse: winged lion holding the gospel in its right paw, surrounded by a bundle of arrows.
Year at the bottom. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-3570; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.2 cm x weight 4.61 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 2.2 cm x weight 4.61 g
Design
- Obverse
- Britannia facing left, seated on a rock against which leans a shield, holding a trident in her left hand and a branch in her right.
- Reverse
- winged lion holding the gospel in its right paw, surrounded by a bundle of arrows. Year at the bottom. Plain edge.
Identification
- Original title
- 2 lepta of ½ obool uit de Ionische eilanden onder heerschappij van Groot-Brittannië, 1819
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-3570
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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Catalogue references
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