Drachm - Phagetas
Features
| Issuer |
Sinope
(Paphlagonia)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 330 BC - 300 BC |
| Value | Drachm (1) |
| Currency | Persic siglos/drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 5.06 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 562359 |
| References | SNG BM Black Sea# 1490-1491 Martin Jessop Price; 1993. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (Great Britain) / Volume 9.1. The British Museum. Part 1: The Black Sea. British Museum, London, United Kingdom. , BMC Greek# 12 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). William M. Stancomb; 2000. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum Great Britain / Volume 11. The William Stancomb Collection of Coins of the Black Sea region. Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom. Oliver D. Hoover; 2012. Handbook of Coins of Northern and Central Anatolia / Volume 7: Pontos, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Phrygia, Galatia, Lykaonia, and Kappadokia (with Kolchis and the Kimmerian Bosporos): Fifth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom.Ernest Babelon; 1910. Traité des monnaies grecques et romaines / Partie 2.2. Description historique: Comprenant les monnaies de l'empire des Perses Achéménides, de l'orient sémitique et de l'Asie-mineure aux Ve et IVe siècles avant J.-C.. Éditions Ernest Leroux, Paris, France. |
Obverse
Head of nymph left, hair in sakkos.
Reverse
Sea-eagle on dolphin left.
Script: Greek
Lettering:
ΦΑΓΕTA
ΣΙΝΩ
Mint
Sinope, Paphlagonia, modern-day Sinp, TurkeyComments
Reduced weight comparing to SNG BM Black Sea 1479 and no aphlastron on obverse.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (330 BC - 300 BC) | 
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$ 240 | $ 660 | $ 770 | $ 2000 | ||||||||||
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Examples of the type
© British Museum, 1979,0101.47
19 mm • 5.03 g • ↑↑ 6h
19 mm • 5.03 g • ↑↑ 6h
SNG BM Black Sea 1491; from Hans von Aulock collection
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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MDC Monaco Auction 16 Lot 53 
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3 Jun 2025 | UNC |
USD 2323.16
(EUR 2000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © MDC Monaco Monnaies de Collection sarl | |||||
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Roma Numismatics Auction XVIII Lot 426
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29 Sep 2019 | UNC |
USD 1342.78
(GBP 1000.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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From the William Stancomb Collection = SNG Stancomb 777 |
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| © Roma Numismatics Limited | |||||
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Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Roma NumismaticsE-Sale 116 Lot 189
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18 Jan 2024 | XF |
USD 805.67
(GBP 600.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Roma Numismatics Limited | |||||
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Roma Numismatics E-Sale 107 Lot 341
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16 Mar 2023 | XF |
USD 604.25
(GBP 450.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Roma Numismatics Limited | |||||
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Leu Numismatik Web Auction 20 Lot 1020
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16 Jul 2022 | XF |
USD 697.22
(CHF 550.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Leu Numismatik | |||||
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Leu Numismatik Web Auction 20 Lot 1026
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16 Jul 2022 | XF |
USD 656.66
(CHF 518.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Leu Numismatik | |||||
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Leu Numismatik Web Auction 20 Lot 1021
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16 Jul 2022 | XF |
USD 760.61
(CHF 600.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Leu Numismatik | |||||
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Leu Numismatik Web Auction 20 Lot 1025
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16 Jul 2022 | XF |
USD 887.38
(CHF 700.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Leu Numismatik | |||||
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Leu Numismatik Web Auction 20 Lot 1022
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16 Jul 2022 | XF |
USD 950.76
(CHF 750.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Leu Numismatik | |||||
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Gorny & Mosch Auction 280 Lot 280
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11 Oct 2021 | XF |
USD 348.47
(EUR 300.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Gorny & Mosch GmbH Giessener Münzhandlung | |||||
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