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cn type 945

Mint
Maroneia 🔍  

Region: Thrace  

Typology

Date

c. 365-330 BC

Classical Period 🔍

Obverse
Design
Horse prancing left.
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Reverse
Legend
ΕΠΙ ΧΟΡΗΓΟ(Υ)
Design
Vine with four bunches of grapes within linear square; all within incuse square.
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Symbol
fly (position: )
Type variations

1. Reverse: fly left

2. Reverse: fly above

Persons

Magistrate: Choregos 🔍  

Metrology
Denomination
Distater 🔍  
Standard: reduced Attic
Material
silver 🔍  
Diameter
Max: 24 mm / Min: 20 mm
Average Weight
10.97 g (36x)
Axes
1 (1x) 4 (1x) 5 (1x) 7 (2x) 11 (2x)
Public Commentary

Of this type a series of modern forgeries is known.

Citation

Schönert-Geiß, Griechisches Münzwerk: Die Münzprägung von Maroneia, Berlin 1987 p. 156-158, nr. 433-441.443-452  (Persian standard, stater, c. 386/85-348/47 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. 172f. (Reduced attic standard, distater, c. 365-330 BC.)  ❐

editions

cn.maroneia.1_ed.143  🔍

Cite this record:

cn type 945, in: Corpus Nummorum, https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/en/types/945 [Last downloaded: 2026/03/20]

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