Chersonesus, Caria Cahn 1970 Series A, Silver, struck at Chersonesus cariae, 500–490 BC. Obverse: lion head. Reverse: forepart of a bull in an incuse square. Weight about 0.9 g, diameter 10.7 mm.
| mint | Chersonesus cariae | weight | 0.90g (3) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀10.7 (3) |
| denomination | — | axis | 6↕ (3) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Lion head
reverse
Forepart of a bull in an incuse square
specimens (3)
British Museum
0.88g
⌀10.0
6↕
British Museum
0.88g
⌀10.0
6↕
British Museum
0.95g
⌀12.0
5↕
Cite this coin
Chersonesus, Caria Cahn 1970 Series A (chersonesus_cariae_cahn_1970_a), 500–490 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/chersonesus-caria-cahn-1970-series-a/ (accessed: 2026-09-13). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA