Byzantium, silver, half sigloi (bull on dolphin/incuse square) (340-320 BCE)

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340 BCE - 320 BCE Silver 80,735 kg

Description
Obverse: ΠY (Greek).Bull standing left on dolphin, raising right forehoof.
Reverse: Incuse square of mill-sail pattern, roughened or dotted ground.
Mint and issuing power
Mint: Byzantium Ancient region: Thrace Modern country: Turkey Authority:
Chronology
From 340 BCE to 320 BCE Period: Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
Metal: Silver Nomisma.org Median weight in grams 2.40 Denomination: half siglos Standard:
Image
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References
Die study reference: "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Schönert-Geiss 1970, n° 236-590.
Coin series reference: "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 1582, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 118, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 3.2, n° 1390
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Obverse dies distribution
Frequency ᵖ Number of obverses ᵖ (o) % (o) Number of coins (n) % (n) Die name
1 263 85.11 263 73.26 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 156, 157, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 219, 220, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 242, 243, 244, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 253, 255, 256, 258, 260, 261, 263, 264, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309
2 43 13.92 86 23.96 4, 7, 12, 17, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33, 35, 41, 46, 52, 54, 64, 68, 70, 83, 88, 92, 107, 131, 155, 158, 161, 176, 187, 209, 218, 221, 235, 241, 245, 252, 254, 256, 259, 262, 272, 302
3 2 0.65 6 1.67 36, 265
4 1 0.32 4 1.11 149
Total 309 of 309 100 359 of 359 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Remarks


References

  1. ^  Schönert-Geiss, Edith (1970), Die Münzprägung von Byzantion. Teil 1: Autonome Zeit, Berlin.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
  3. ^  Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
  4. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2017), Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. 3. Part 2: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, xix, 232 p.