Tetradrachm - Metrophon

Features

Issuer	Maroneia (Thrace)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	430 BC - 400 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (4)
Currency	Chian-Rhodian drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	13.98 g
Diameter	24 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered, Incuse
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 522067
References	Schönert-Geiss# 133 Edith Schönert-Geiss; 1987. Die Münzprägung von Maroneia / Volume 26 = The Coinage of Maroneia. Berlin, Germany. , Psoma Maroneia# 133 Selene E. Psoma, Chryssa Karadima, Domna Terzopoulou; 2008. The Coins from Maroneia and the Classical City at Molyvoti / Volume 62: A Contribution to the History of Aegean Thrace. Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών, Athens, Greece. , SNG Berry# 493 Margaret Thompson, Robert Ross Holloway, Irwin L. Merker. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: The Burton Y. Berry Collection. American Numismatic Society, New York City, New York, United States (2 volumes). , CN type# 823 Corpus Nummorum Online (https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/)

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Obverse

Horse prancing left.

Script: Greek (retrograde)

Lettering: ΜΑΡΩΝΙΤΕΩΝ

Reverse

Vine with bunches of grapes within linear square; all within incuse square.

Script: Greek

Lettering: ΜΗΤΡΟΦΩΝ

Mint

Maroneia, Thrace, modern-day Maroneia, Greece

Comments

Reduced thraco-macedonian standard (Schönert-Geiss, 1987) or Reduced chian standard (Psōma, 2008).

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (430 BC - 400 BC)

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