Erythrae, silver, tetradrachms (Heracles/club and bow in bowcase) (360-342 BCE)

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360 BCE - 342 BCE Silver 2,550 kg

Description
Obverse: Head of Heracles right, wearing Nemean lion skin headdress.
Reverse: EPY (Greek).Club and bow in bowcase, to left, owl standing right, head facing, name (here ΠEΛOΠIΔHΣ) between, monogram to lower right
Mint and issuing power
Mint: Erythrae Ancient region: Ionia Modern country: Turkey Authority:
Chronology
From 360 BCE to 342 BCE Period: Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
Metal: Silver Nomisma.org Median weight in grams 15.00 Denomination: tetradrachm Nomisma.org Standard: Rhodian
Image
]]Erythrae_tetradrachm_360_342.jpg [1]
References
Die study reference: "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Kinns 1980, p. 424-425 (Period II, phase 2, AR IA)
Coin series reference:



Obverse dies distribution
Frequency ᵖ Number of obverses ᵖ (o) % (o) Number of coins (n) % (n) Die name
4 1 14.29 4 16.67 6
5 1 14.29 5 20.83 1
6 2 28.57 12 50 2, 7
1 3 42.86 3 12.5 3, 4, 5
Total 7 of 7 100.01 24 of 24 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Remarks

Most likely two workstations No obv. n° 5

References

  1. ^  Kinns, Philip (1980), Studies in the coinage of Ionia: Erythrae, Teos, Lebedus, Colophon, c. 400-30 B.C., unpublished PhD thesis, Cambridge University.