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cn coin 1546

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CN Type 6182 🔍

Mint
Byzantion 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Date

2. c. BC

Hellenistic Period 🔍

Obverse
Die
Byz_1251_V1 🔍
Design
Head of Athena, left, wearing Corinthian helmet.
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Reverse
Die
Byz_1251_R1 🔍
Legend
Legend reverse ΒΥ - ΕΠΙ // ΔΙΟΚΛΕΙ
Design
Bull standing left on trident to left.
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Persons

Magistrate: Dioklei(das?) 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
didrachm 🔍  
Standard: Cistophoric Standard
Material
silver 🔍  
Diameter
24 mm
Weight
5.96 g
Owner

British Museum, Department of Coins and Medals, London, gb ❐

Please note that the current ownership is not confirmed.

Reproduction Owner

BBAW, Berlin, [de] ❐

Plaster Cast No: 1251, London, Byzantion, N.Chron. 1932, 201,2

Citation

Schönert-Geiß, Die Münzprägung von Byzantion. Autonome Zeit, Berlin 1970 p. 147, nr. 1251, pl. 59, pic. 1251  ❐

Robinson, Greek coins acquired by the British Museum in 1930-31 12, 1932 p. 201, nr. 2, pl. 16  ❐

Literature

Schönert-Geiß, Die Münzprägung von Byzantion. Autonome Zeit, Berlin 1970 p. 147, nr. 1251, pl. 59, pic. 1251 ❐

Robinson, Greek coins acquired by the British Museum in 1930-31 12, 1932 p. 201, nr. 2, pl. 16 ❐

Hoover, Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. Part II: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike: sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, Pa. London 2017 p. 86, nr. 1411 (Attic oder cistophoric standard, c. 188/166-133 BC.)  ❐

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