S 178 - Coressia, silver, hemidrachms (510-480 BCE)

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510 BCE - 480 BCE Silver 1,787 kg

Description
Obverse: Ϙ (Greek).Cuttlefish
Reverse: Incuse square.
Mint and issuing power
Mint: Coressia Ancient region: Cyclades Modern country: Greece Authority:
Chronology
From 510 BCE to 480 BCE Period: Archaic until 480 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
Metal: Silver Nomisma.org Median weight in grams 2.80 Denomination: hemidrachm Nomisma.org Standard:
References
Die study reference: "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Papageorgiadou-Banis 1997, p. 78, n° 18-25 (Series II), "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sheedy 2006, p. 166-167, no. 19-25.
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Obverse dies distribution
Frequency ᵖ Number of obverses ᵖ (o) % (o) Number of coins (n) % (n) Die name
1 5 83.33 5 71.43 9, 10, 11, 12, 14
2 1 16.67 2 28.57 13
Total 6 of 6 100 7 of 7 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Remarks

Papageorgiadou-Banis 1997: 8 coins, 7 obv., 7 rev.

References

  1. ^  Papageorgiadou-Banis, Charikleia (1997), The Coinage of Kea, Meletemata 24, Athens, viii, 107 p., 21 pl.
  2. ^  Sheedy, Kenneth A. (2006), The Archaic and Early Classical Coinages of the Cyclades, RNS Spec. Publ. 40, London, viii, 261 p., 20 pl.