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cn coin 55158

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CN Type 4189 🔍

Mint
Abydos 🔍  

Region: Troas  

Date

c. 480-450 BC

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Obverse
Legend
Legend obverse ΑΒΥ
Design
Eagle standing left, wings closed.
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Monogram
Monogram obverse (position: top right)
Reverse
Design
Gorgoneion within incuse square.
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Metrology
Denomination
Obol 🔍  
Standard: Chian
Material
silver 🔍  
Diameter
10 mm
Weight
0.53 g
Axis
12
Owner

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

Owner Inventory No.: 1853,0716.184

Citation

Wroth, A catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Greek coins of Troas, Aeolis and Lesbos, Bologna 1964 p. 1, nr. 7, pl. 1, pic. 5  ❐

Literature

Wroth, A catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Greek coins of Troas, Aeolis and Lesbos, Bologna 1964 p. 1, nr. 7, pl. 1, pic. 5 ❐

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cn coin 55158, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/CN_55158 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/21]

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