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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Thrace & Moesia| > |Byzantion| > GA92185
Byzantion, Thrace, c. 340 - 320 B.C.
|Byzantion|, |Byzantion,| |Thrace,| |c.| |340| |-| |320| |B.C.|, In 340 B.C., the Byzantines, with the aid of the Athenians, successfully withstood a siege by Philip of Macedon. They were, however, forced to recognize Macedonian suzerainty after surrendering without a fight to Alexander the Great in 334 B.C.
GA92185. Silver half siglos, SNG Cop 479, SNG Stancomb 2, SNG BM 36, Dewing 1282, VF, well centered, uneven toning, tiny edge crack edge, Byzantion (Istanbul, Turkey) mint, weight 2.437g, maximum diameter 13.4mm, c. 340 - 320 B.C.; obverse cow walking left, Y upper right (ethnic, the first letter is an archaic form of "B" used at Byzantium), dolphin left below; reverse quadripartite stippled mill-sail incuse punch; SOLD











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