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Greek, Sinope – 330 BC
Sinope Drachm
From Ancient Galleries
Obverse: Head of nymph facing left, wearing pearl necklace, triple-pendant earring with a sakkos in her hair.
Reverse: Sea-eagle facing left with wings spread and standing on a dolphin swimming to the left.
LEGEND SYMBOLS
Obv: Head of nymph facing left, wearing pearl necklace, triple-pendant earring with a sakkos in her hair. Rev: Sea-eagle facing left with wings spread and standing on a dolphin swimming to the left. Greek legends, ΔIONYΣ[I] below eagle’s wings, ΣΙΝΩ below dolphin.
DOCUMENTATION COMING SOON
The legends, documentation, and attribution for the above Black Sea region Sinope drachm exhibits are currently in review. Please come back to visit this item again in the next few weeks.
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DOCUMENTATION
Value: Drachm. Metal: AR Silver. Weight: 4.93 grams. Mint: Sinope. Date: 330-300 BC.
Attribution: SNG Stancomb 772; SNG BM Black Sea 1485; Recueil Général I, 34, 3; HGC 7, 399; Courtesy Classical Numismatics Review, Volume XLVI, No. 2, Summer 2021, 572520 (this coin).
Legend, Documentation and Attribution