Coins from the Byzantion

Byzantium or Byzantion was an ancient Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and Istanbul today. Byzantium was colonized by the Greeks from Megara in 657 BC, and remained primarily Greek-speaking until its conquest by the Ottoman Empire in AD 1453.
Wikidata: Q23725

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Greece (ancient) › Thrace › Byzantion • Drachm

12 Chalkon = 4 Tetartemorion = 1 Obol • 6 Obols = 1 Drachm • 20 Drachms = 10 Silver stater = 1 Gold stater

Hemiobol
(416 BC - 357 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.3 g • ⌀ 12 mm
GCV# 1582, N# 7724
Hemidrachm
(387 BC - 340 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 1.87 g • ⌀ 11 mm
SNG BM Black Sea# 12, SNG Copenhagen# 484-485, N# 329955
Available for swap Drachm
(416 BC - 357 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 5.20 g • ⌀ 20 mm
GCV# 1579, N# 77416
Drachm
(387 BC - 340 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 2.74 g • ⌀ 14.5 mm
HGC 3.2# 1387, N# 274286
Tetradrachm
(387 BC - 340 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 15.22 g • ⌀ 21 mm
SNG BM Black Sea# 3-7, McClean# 4236, N# 199783
Tetradrachm - Athanaeon
(240 BC - 220 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 13.91 g • ⌀ 29 mm
N# 396922
Tetradrachm
(175 BC - 125 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 16.73 g
N# 181967
Tetradrachm (In the name of Lysimachos; Byzantion)
(90 BC - 80 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Silver • 16.1 g • ⌀ 31 mm
HGC 3.2# 1406, N# 391970
Stater
(150 BC - 120 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Gold • 8.5 g • ⌀ 20.5 mm
HGC 3.2# 1383, Dewing# 1358, N# 268306
Available for swap Æ26 (Alliance with Khalcedon)
(300 BC - 200 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 9.94 g • ⌀ 26 mm
HGC 3.2# 1428, N# 325726
Æ23 Bronze
(300 BC - 200 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 8.5 g • ⌀ 23 mm
SNG France# 351, MacDonald# 394, N# 394904
Æ22 - Dioskourios
(240 BC - 220 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 5.44 g • ⌀ 22.0 mm
SNG Copenhagen# 490, N# 186031

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Æ23 - Byzantium (ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ)
(100 BC - 1 BC)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 5 g • ⌀ 23 mm
RPC Online IV.1# 10363, Moush'25# 3234, SNG Copenhagen# 501, N# 294619
Æ22 - Trajan (ΝΕΙΚΗϹ ΤΟ Δ ΒΥΖΑΝΤΙΩΝ; Byzantion)
(98-117)

Standard circulation coin
Bronze • 7 g • ⌀ 22 mm
RPC Online III# 1082, RPC III# 1082, N# 284856

The Numista referees for coins of this issuer are ArsenEverlast and Tmsconst.

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