Drachm
Features
| Issuer |
Methymna
(Lesbos)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 450 BC - 379 BC |
| Value | Drachm (1) |
| Currency | Drachma samijska |
| Composition | Srebro |
| Weight | 3.14 g |
| Diameter | 13 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Technique | Młotkowana, Incuse |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 179392 |
| References | Franke Münzprägung# 8 Peter Robert Franke; 1975. Zur Münzprägung von Methymna. Hans Günter Buchholz, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. , SNG Copenhagen# 349 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes).Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson, Richard Cyril Lockett. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume III - The Lockett Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). , Weber# 5658 Hermann David Weber, Leonard Forrer. Descriptive catalogue of the collection of Greek coins formed by Sir Hermann Weber M.D. 1823-1918. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (5 volumes). Oliver D. Hoover; 2010. Handbook of Coins of the Islands / Volume 6: Adriatic, Ionian, Thracian, Aegean, and Carpathian Seas (excluding Crete and Cyprus) : Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).Fritz Heichelheim. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Volume IV - The Fitzwilliam Collection. Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom (8 volumes). |
Obverse
Głowa Ateny po lewej, w attyckim hełmie z grzebieniem
Reverse
Kantharos i inicjały miasta w kwadracie z granulatu, wewnątrz płytkiego kwadratu z wcięciem
Script: grecki
Lettering: M-Θ-A
Unabridged legend: Μήθυμνα
Mint
Mithymna, Lesbos, modern-day Mithymna, GreeceComments
Traité II 2259; Pozzi 2341.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (450 BC - 379 BC) | 
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$ 290 | |||||||||||||
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Examples of the type
© British Museum, TC,p168.1.Met
14 mm • 3.15 g • ↑↑ 7h
14 mm • 3.15 g • ↑↑ 7h
BMC Greek (Troas, Aeolis, Lesbos) p. 178, 11
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Nomos AG obolos 36 Lot 379 
|
23 Feb 2025 | XF |
USD 2007.11
(CHF 1600.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Nomos AG | |||||
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CNG Electronic Auction 549 Lot 105
|
1 Nov 2023 | VF |
USD 275.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Leu Numismatik Web Auction 13 Lot 310
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15 Aug 2020 | VF |
USD 752.67
(CHF 600.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Leu Numismatik | |||||
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CNG Electronic Auction 400 Lot 147
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28 Jun 2017 | VF |
USD 190.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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CNG Triton XIII Lot 178
|
5 Jan 2010 | VF |
USD 1000.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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