Beschreibung
Erhaltung: ss / vz à vz- | Abkürzungen
Katalognummer: Kalchedon
Durchmesser: 14,00 mm
weight 3,74gr. | Ø 14mm.
Chian standard
obv. Bull standing left on grain ear, kerykeion and monogram
in front (off flan), 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.
cf. BMC 15-16 | cf. SNG.Copenhagen 352 | cf. Weber collection 4849
cf. Waddington, RG p. 292, 15 | cf. SNG.von Aulock 6986
cf. SNG BM Black Sea 104 | cf. Sear 3745 | HGC 7, 511
obverse off centre strike
vf/xf à xf-
