Byzantion, Hemisiglos (CN type 12409)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 411-387/386 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Hemisiglos in silver struck at Byzantion in Thrace dated ca. 411-387/386 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12409. Obverse: Bull standing right on dolphin, right, raising right forehoof. Reverse: Incuse square of mill-sail pattern, roughened or dotted ground.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
Hemisiglos
Recorded diameter
13 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
2.25 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Byzantion
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City
Weight standard
Persian

Design

Obverse type
Bull standing right on dolphin, right, raising right forehoof.
Reverse type
Incuse square of mill-sail pattern, roughened or dotted ground.
Obverse legend
ΒΥ

Identification

Period
Classical Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12409
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12409

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Material
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Mint or printer
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