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cn coin 8797

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CN Type 840 🔍

Mint
Maroneia 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

c. 400-377 BC

Classical Period 🔍

Obverse
Design
Horse prancing left; above, star.
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Reverse
Legend
ΠΟΣΙΔΕΟΣ
Design
Vine with bunches of grapes within linear square, surrounded by magsitrate's name, shield; all within incuse square.
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Persons

Magistrate: Posideus 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
distater (tetradrachm) 🔍  
Standard: reduced Chian
Material
silver 🔍  
Diameter
23 mm
Weight
12.63 g
Public Commentary

Auf der Rückseite Beizeichen Schild oder Astragal. On the reverse, shield or astragalus a symbol.

Citation

Scholz, Griechische Münzen aus meiner Sammlung 43, 1910 p. 239, nr. 104, pl. 1, annot. Kadlec, NF 4, 1914  ❐

Literature

Schönert-Geiß, Griechisches Münzwerk: Die Münzprägung von Maroneia, Berlin 1987 p. 137, nr. 164 (Aeginetan standard, 411/10-398/97 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. 171-173 (Reduced chian standard, 400-377 BC)  ❐

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cn coin 8797, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/CN_8797 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/21]

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