Ancient Greek coin – HCR141222

Obverse

Design:

Head of Sinope, wearing triple-pendant earring and necklace, left; aplustre (left field); dotted border

Inscription:

𐡍𐡃𐡐𐡂𐡁

Design:

Eagle carrying a dolphin, left

Period

Greek

Mint

Sinope

Denomination

Drachm

Material

silver

Technique

struck

Dating

362 BC – 340 BC (according to IRIS)

Weight (g)

5.4

Axis

Diameter (mm)

17.7

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition date

25/10/1991

Source

CNR / Seaby XVI, 4/1991, 63

Source of funds

E. S. G. Robinson Charitable Trust

Acquisition credit

Purchased with the assistance of the E. S. G. Robinson Trust, 1991.

Acquisition note

282

Reference

Reference

IRIS : https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/sinope.sng_bm_black_sea_1452-54

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