Obol

Features

Issuer	Kydonia (Crete (ancient))
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	189 BC - 184 BC
Value	Obol (⅙)
Currency	Aeginetic drachm
Composition	Silver
Weight	0.75 g
Diameter	12 mm
Shape	Round (irregular)
Technique	Hammered
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 540559
References	SvoronosCr# 14 Ioannis Nikolaus Svoronos; 1890. Numismatique de la Crète ancienne. Protat frères, Paris, France. , BMC Greek# 14 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). , Traité III# 1751 Ernest Babelon; 1914. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.3. Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies de la Grèce centrale et méridionale aux Ve et IVe siècles avant J.-C.. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France.

Obverse

Head of a nymph right.

Reverse

Amphora with handles decorated with bunches of grapes.

Script: Greek

Lettering: KΥΔΩ

Mint

Cydonia, Crete, modern-day Chania, Greece

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (189 BC - 184 BC)

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Künker Auction 136 Lot 225	10 Mar 2008	VF	USD 197.45 (EUR 170.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Ex Münzen und Medaillen AG 634, Basel 1990, Nr. 216
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg