cn type 6055

Edition

cn.byzantium.1_ed.125

Mint

Byzantion 🔍 ❐
Region: Thrace ❐

Date

250-220/219 BC
Hellenistic Period  🔍

Obverse

Design

Veiled head of Demeter, right, wearing corn wreath.
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Reverse

Legend

ΒΥ ΕΠΙ ΟΛΥΜΠΙΟΔΩΡ

Design

Poseidon seated right on rock, holding aplustre and trident.
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Monogram

(position: on the right)

Persons

Magistrate

Olympiodoros 🔍 ❐

Metrology

Denomination

tetradrachm 🔍 ❐

Material

silver  🔍 ❐

Diameter

Max: 28.5 mm / Min: 26 mm

Average Weight

13.36 g (2x)

Axes

12 (1x)

Citation

Schönert-Geiß, Die Münzprägung von Byzantion. Autonome Zeit, Berlin 1970 p. 135, nr. 1015-1016, pl. 45  ❐

editions

cn.byzantium.1_ed.125 🔍

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