Drachm

Features

Issuer Knossos (Crete (ancient))
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 300 BC - 270 BC
Value Drachm (1)
Currency Drachm
Composition Silver
Weight 5.41 g
Diameter 19.0 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
135181
References BMC Greek# 26-27,
Reginald Stuart Poole; 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 2. Sicily. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
And 26 more volumes.
SNG Copenhagen# 374,
Niels Breitenstein, Willy Schwabacher; 1942. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum / Volume 1. Italy, Part 1 : Etruria - Campania. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen, Denmark.
And 43 more volumes.
SvoronosCr# 70,
Iōannēs N. Svorōnos; 1890. Numismatique de la Crète ancienne. Protat frères, Paris, France.
SNG Lockett# 2539,
Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson, Richard Cyril Lockett; 1938. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (Great Britain) / Volume 3.1. The Lockett Collection : Spain - Italy (Gold and Silver). Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom.
And 4 more volumes.
SNG Lockett# 2540,
Edward Stanley Gotch Robinson, Richard Cyril Lockett; 1938. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum (Great Britain) / Volume 3.1. The Lockett Collection : Spain - Italy (Gold and Silver). Oxford University Press, London, United Kingdom.
And 4 more volumes.
Dewing# 1987-1988
Leo Mildenberg, Silvia Hurter; 1985. The Dewing Collection of Greek Coins. American Numismatic Society, New York, United States.

Obverse

Head of Hera left, wearing ornamented stephanos, triple-pendant earring, and necklace.

Reverse

Labyrinth in the centre. A on the left side of it and P on the right. Inscription below.

Script: Greek

Lettering: KNΩΣI

Translation: Knossos

Mint

Cnossus, Crete, Greece

Comments

Traité III, 1548 and pl. CCL, 14; Boutin 155; Evans 1597–1599; de Luynes 2334.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (300 BC - 270 BC)  Photo $ 13 000

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Drachm
CNG
Triton XXIII
Lot 279
Internet Archive
14 Jan 2020 XF USD 19 000.00
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Drachm
CNG
Auction 123
Lot 102
Internet Archive
23 May 2023 VF USD 13 000.00
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Drachm
CNG
Triton XXV
Lot 206
Internet Archive
11 Jan 2022 VF USD 32 000.00
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Drachm
Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 123
Lot 560
Internet Archive
9 May 2021 VF USD 3605.14
(CHF 3250.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold Drachm
Numismatica Ars Classica
Auction 120
Lot 382
Internet Archive
6 Oct 2020 VF USD 8319.56
(CHF 7500.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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