The Ancient Coinage of Potidaea

Listed by Moushmov Number


POTIDAEA. (Palene) A city on the Halkidi peninsula. Ca. 500-358 BC.

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Autonomous coins

Silver coins
6499: Horseman riding right. / Youthful helmeted male head right in incuse square. 15 mm.
6500: Poseidon Hipios on horseback right, holding horizontal trident in right hand and the horse's reins in his left. / Small quadripartite incuse square. 26 mm.
6501: Poseidon Hipios on horseback right, holding horizontal trident in right hand and the horse's reins in his left. Π before the horse, seven-pointed star below. / Small quadripartite incuse square. 26 mm. Plate XLIX 29.
6502: Similar to 6501 but riding left. 25 mm. Plate XLIX 30.
6503: Similar to 6500 but with ΠO beneath the horse and no star. 14 mm. Plate XLIX 31.
6504: Similar to 6502 (horseman left), star beneath the horse. / Female head right, with hair knotted behind neck, within shallow incuse square. 16 mm. Plate XLIX 28.
6505: Similar to 6504 but horseman right, star beneath the horse. / Same reverse as 6504. 15 mm. Plate XLIX 32.
6506: Similar to the above type, horseman is naked, Π and star in fields. / TFV (?). Female head right in shallow incuse. 11 mm. Other variants known without a legend.
6507: Rider on forepart of horse right, Π in field. / Female head right. 11 mm.
6508: Horse galloping right. / Female head right. 7 mm.
6509: Horse right. / Female head left, hair tied back. 7 mm.

Bronze coins
6510: Head of Athena right wearing Corinthian helmet. / ΠOT. Pegasus flying right. 15 mm.
6511: Female head right. / ΠOTEI. Bull.

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