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cn type 763

Mint
Maroneia 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

c. 430-400 BC

Classical Period 🔍

Obverse
Legend
ΜΑΡΩΝ
Design
Horse prancing left.
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Symbol
kantharos (position: above)
Reverse
Legend
ΕΠΙ ΜΗΤΡΟΔΟΤΟ
Design
Vine with bunches of grapes within linear square; all within incuse square.
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Type variations

1. Obverse: below ΜΑΡΩΝ; Reverse: 8 grapes, ΜΗΤΡΟΔΟΤΟΣ

Persons

Magistrate: Metrodotos 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
distater (tetradrachm) 🔍  
Standard: reduced Chian
Material
silver 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 28 mm / Min: 23 mm
Average Weight
13.86 g (13x)
Axes
4 (1x)
Citation

Schönert-Geiß, Griechisches Münzwerk: Die Münzprägung von Maroneia, Berlin 1987 p. 129-130, nr. 93-104  (Reduced thraco-macedonian standard, 436/35-411/10 BC)  ❐

Literature

Psōma et al., The coins from Maroneia and the classical city at Molyvoti: a contribution to the history of Aegean Thrace, Athens 2008 p. 167 (Reduced chian standard, 430-400 BC.)  ❐

editions

cn.maroneia.1_ed.43  🔍

Cite this record:

cn type 763, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/763 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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