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cn coin 6958

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CN Type 981 🔍

Mint
Maroneia 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

365-330 BC

Classical Period 🔍

Obverse
Die
Mar_0493_V37 🔍
Design
Bridled horse prancing left, loose rein passing over back and trailing below; above, owl facing, flying.
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Reverse
Die
Mar_0494_R62 🔍
Legend
Legend reverse ΕΠΙ Π-ΟΛΥΑ-ΡΗΤΟ-Υ
Design
Vine with three bunches of grapes within linear square; in left field, turtle; all within incuse square.
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Persons

Magistrate: Polyaretos (Maroneia) 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
Distater 🔍  
Standard: reduced Attic
Material
silver 🔍  
Diameter
22 mm
Weight
10.96 g
Owner

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des Monnaies, médailles et antiques, Paris, fr ❐

Owner Inventory No.: 746

Provenience: Fonds général 746

Reproduction Owner

BBAW, Berlin, [de] ❐

Plaster Cast No: 494, Paris

Citation

Schönert-Geiß, Griechisches Münzwerk: Die Münzprägung von Maroneia, Berlin 1987 p. 162, nr. 494, pl. 23, pic. 494  ❐

Sestini, Lettere e dissertazioni numismatiche ossia descrizione di alcune medaglie rare del Museo Ducale di Gotha relativamente alla collezione di Petriccioli con la continuazione di altre medaglie del Museo Nazionale di Francia, Berlino 1806 nr. 76  ❐

Mionnet, T.1. Description de médailles antiques, grecques et romaines, avec leur degré de rareté et leur estimation: ouvrage servant de catalogue à une suite de vingt mille empreintes en soufre prises sur les pièces originales, Paris 1806 p. 389, nr. 168  ❐

Mionnet, S.T.2.Description de médailles antiques, grecques et romaines, avec leur degré de rareté et leur estimation: ouvrage servant de catalogue à une suite de vingt mille empreintes en soufre prises sur les pièces originales, 1822 p. 335, nr. 816  ❐

Anson, Numismata Graeca. Greek coin-types classified for immediate identification, 6 Teile., London 1910 p. 46, nr. 465  ❐

Babelon, Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines 2/4 2/4, Paris 1932 nr. 1476, pl. 342, pic. 7  ❐

Literature

West, Fifth and fourth Century Gold Coins from the Thracian coast West, Allen B, 1929 p. 142, nr. 121 ❐

Psōma et al., The coins from Maroneia and the classical city at Molyvoti: a contribution to the history of Aegean Thrace, Athens 2008 p. 173, nr. 494 ❐

Schönert-Geiß, Griechisches Münzwerk: Die Münzprägung von Maroneia, Berlin 1987 p. 162-163, nr. 494-496 (Persian standard, stater, c. 386/85-348/47 BC.)  ❐

Psōma et al., The coins from Maroneia and the classical city at Molyvoti: a contribution to the history of Aegean Thrace, Athens 2008 p. 172f. (Reduced attic standard, distater, c. 365-330 BC.)  ❐

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