laureate head of Zeus, right; sceptre behind and thunderbolt in front
Reverse inscription
ΟΛΒΙΟΠΟΛΕΙΤΕΩΝ ΕΥ, ΠΑ
Edition
Ὀλβιοπολειτέων ΕΥ ΠΑ
Translation
of the Olbiopolitans ΕΥ ΠΑ
Reverse design
eagle standing, left; in field, letter
Metal
copper-based alloy
Average diameter
18 mm
Average weight
4.47 g
Axis
12
Specimens
32 (27 in the core collections)
Note
On one variety there is a caduceus on the obv. instead of the other specimens (e.g. L 1929-10-13-213). The letters Ϲ, Ζ, Η and Θ occur; as these cannot be value marks, they must presumably be some sort of date. Countermark: Caduceus (frequent). See V.A. Anokhin, Ancient Coins from the North-western Black Sea (Kiev, 1989) no. 340 for variants.
