Beschreibung
Erhaltung: ss / ss+ | Abkürzungen
Katalognummer: Kalchedon
Durchmesser: 15,00 mm
weight 3,72gr. | Ø 15mm.
Chian standard
obv. Bull standing left on grain ear, kerykeion in front,
above KAX
rev. Shallow quadripartite incuse square with granulated pattern
Kalchedon originated as a Megarian colony in 685 BC. The town flourished and built many temples, including one to Apollo, which had an oracle. Today the site of Kalchedon is a district of the city of Istanbul named Kadıköy. Except for a tower, almost no above-ground vestiges of the ancient city survived.
BMC 14 | cf. SNG.Copenhagen 352 | cf. Weber collection 4849
cf. Waddington, RG p. 292, 15 | SNG.von Aulock 487
cf. SNG BM Black Sea 104 | cf. Sear 3745 | HGC 7, 511
vf/vf+
