cn type 945

Edition

An edition has been created for this type.🔍

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 🔍 ❐

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/types/945 [Last downloaded: 2025/01/18]

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