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Æ16

Features

Issuer Sestos (Thrace)
Type Standard circulation coins
Year 300 BC
Currency Drachm
Composition Brąz
Weight 5.88 g
Diameter 16.0 mm
Shape Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique Młotkowana
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
152237
References SNG Copenhagen# 928-929
Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes).
, Hunterian# 1
George MacDonald. Catalogue of Greek coins in the Hunterian collection, University of Glasgow. James Maclehose and Sons, Glasgow, United Kingdom (3 volumes).
, Von Fritze Sestos# 4
Hans von Fritze; 1907. “Sestos. Die Menas-Inschrift und das Münzwesen der Stadt.”, Nomisma, Volume 1, pages 1-13.
, HGC 3.2# 1645
Oliver D. Hoover; 2017. Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors / Volume 3, Part 2. Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike: Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom.
, CN type# 8246
Corpus Nummorum Online (https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/)

Obverse

Głowa Hermesa zwrócona w lewo, ubrana w petasosAutomatically translated

Reverse

Demeter siedząca po lewej, trzymająca kłosy zboża w wyciągniętej prawej ręce i amforę po lewejAutomatically translated

Script: grecki

Lettering: ΣΑ

Mint

Sestus, Chersonesos Thrace, modern-day Eceabat, Turkey

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Æ16
Multiple sales of the same specimen:
Künker
Auction 434 eLive
Lot 8063
Internet Archive
17 Nov 2025 VF USD 464.50
(EUR 400.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Æ16
CNG
Triton XI
Lot 94
Internet Archive
8 Jan 2008 VF USD 650.00
(+ buyer's premium)
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