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cn type 2580

Mint
Abydos 🔍  

Region: Troas  

Date

c. 350-325 BC

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Obverse
Design
Laureate head of Apollo, right.
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Reverse
Legend
Legend reverse ΑΒΥ - ΜΕΝΕΣΙΠΠΟΣ
Design
Eagle standing left, wings closed.
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Symbol
Symbol reverse unidentified object 01 (Abydos) (position: at the bottom left)
Persons

Magistrate: Menesippos 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
Hemisiglos 🔍  
Standard: Persian
Material
silver 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 14 mm / Min: 13 mm
Average Weight
2.43 g (13x)
Axes
7 (1x) 8 (1x) 10 (2x)
Citation

Babelon, Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines II.2, Paris 1910 nr. 2463, pl. CLXVIII, pic. 18  ❐

Hill and Ward, Descriptive catalogue of ancient Greek coins: belonging to John Ward, San Diego, Calif 1967 p. 102, nr. 627, pl. XV, pic. 627  ❐

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cn type 2580, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/2580 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/22]

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