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Coin Catalog Number: Dewing 2780
Browse Images| Collection: | Arthur S. Dewing Collection | ||
| Material: | Gold | ||
| Denomination: | Stater | ||
| Mint: | Cyrene | Region: | Cyrenaica |
| Date: | ca. 331 B.C. - 322 B.C. | Period: | Hellenistic |
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| Actual Weight: | 8.57 | Die Axis: | 315 degrees |
Obverse Type:
Quadriga driven by Nike profile to the right; above, a star
Obverse Legend:KURANAION (off flan)
Reverse Type:Zeus seated on a throne, profile to the left, holding scepter; in left field, an eagle, wings outspread, holding a serpent in its beak
Reverse Legend:IASONOS
Commentary:L. Naville, Monnaies d'or de la Cyrenaique (Geneva, 1951); Naville 26.
(Arthur Houghton)
Keywords:chariot, eagle, Nike, quadriga, scepter, snake, star, throne
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| Archive Number | Caption |
|---|---|
| 1990.26.0652 | Obverse: Quadriga driven by Nike profile to the right; above, a star |
| 1990.26.0653 | Reverse: Zeus seated on a throne, profile to the left, holding scepter; in left field, an eagle, wings outspread, holding a serpent in its beak |