Cnidus Cahn 1970 Series I, Silver, struck at Cnidus, 500–490 BC. Obverse: forepart of lion, roaring, paws extended. Reverse: head of aphrodite in an incuse square. Weight about 1.6 g, diameter 12.0 mm.
| mint | Cnidus | weight | 1.61g (21) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀12.0 (13) |
| denomination | — | axis | 5↕ (21) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Forepart of lion, roaring, paws extended
reverse
Head of Aphrodite in an incuse square
specimens (22)
British Museum
1.69g
⌀12.0
8↕
British Museum
1.77g
⌀12.0
9↕
British Museum
2.90g
⌀17.0
2↕
British Museum
1.75g
⌀11.0
6↕
British Museum
1.02g
⌀11.0
12↕
British Museum
1.35g
⌀12.0
9↕
British Museum
1.97g
⌀12.0
6↕
British Museum
1.69g
⌀12.0
11↕
British Museum
0.81g
⌀10.0
4↕
British Museum
1.63g
⌀12.0
8↕
British Museum
1.66g
⌀12.0
11↕
British Museum
1.17g
⌀11.0
3↕
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
1.74g
⌀12.0
3↕
National Museum of Denmark
1.61g
9↕
National Museum of Denmark
1.09g
3↕
National Museum of Denmark
1.45g
National Museum of Denmark
1.73g
National Museum of Denmark
1.63g
National Museum of Denmark
1.76g
National Museum of Denmark
1.66g
National Museum of Denmark
1.74g
Cite this coin
Cnidus Cahn 1970 Series I (cnidus_cahn_1970_i), 500–490 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/cnidus-cahn-1970-series-i/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA