Madytus was the port at which Xerxes disembarked his
army when he invaded Greece: the symbols on the coins represent its maritime situation (fish), the worship of Dionysos and Demeter (vine leaf, kantharos, grain ear). The dog could refer to Hecuba, who threw herself into the sea from nearby and was transformed into a dog.
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| BMC 1 | Madytos, Thrace. ca 350 BC. AE19mm. Bull butting left; fish swimming left above / MAΔY, dog sitting right; upright grain ear behind. BMC 1; Borrell 1 in NC. 1840. | Text | Image |
| BMC 1 (2) | Madytos, Thrace. ca 350 BC. AE16 mm. Bull butting left; fish swimming left above / MAΔY, dog sitting right; upright grain ear behind. BMC 1; Borrell 1 in NC. 1840. | Text | Image |
| CNG 64, 144 | Madytos, Thrace. ca 350 BC. AE12, 1.57 g. Bull butting left, kanatharos above / MAΔY, dog sitting right; upright grain ear behind. Apparently unpublished with kantharos. CNG 64, 144. | Text | Image |
| CNG 76, 212 | Madytos, Thrace. ca 350 BC. AE11, 1.8 g. Bull butting left, no symbol above / MAΔY, dog sitting right; upright grain ear behind. Borrell 2 var (symbol behind dog); CNG 76, 212. | Text | Image |
| CNG 91, 86 | Madytos, Thrace. ca 350 BC. AR triobol, 12mm, 2.20 g. Bull butting right, bunch of grapes on a vine above / MAΔY, dog sitting right; vine leaf behind. Unpublished silver issue from this town. CNG 91, 86. | Text | Image |
| Paris 1892 | Madytos, Thrace. ca 350 BC. AE19mm. Bull butting left; grain ear above / MAΔY, dog sitting right; upright grain ear behind. Paris 1892; BMC 1 var (symbol). | Text | Image |
| See also: | Search for Madytos at CoinArchives.com | ||
| Entry for Madytos on the Digital Historia Numorum | |||
