Cnidus Cahn 1970 Series II, Silver, struck at Cnidus, 490–480 BC. Obverse: forepart of lion, roaring, paws extended. Reverse: head of aphrodite in an incuse square. Weight about 6.0 g, diameter 16.2 mm.
| mint | Cnidus | weight | 6.01g (32) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀16.2 (15) |
| denomination | — | axis | 4↕ (32) |
| 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 (24)
British Museum
6.16g
⌀17.0
7↕
British Museum
6.22g
⌀17.0
9↕
British Museum
6.16g
⌀18.0
12↕
British Museum
6.45g
⌀17.0
6↕
British Museum
11.71g
⌀20.0
11↕
British Museum
5.96g
⌀18.0
12↕
British Museum
0.49g
⌀8.0
9↕
British Museum
6.27g
⌀17.0
2↕
British Museum
6.19g
⌀17.0
7↕
British Museum
6.16g
⌀18.0
6↕
British Museum
6.21g
⌀18.0
4↕
British Museum
0.45g
⌀8.0
2↕
British Museum
6.16g
⌀16.0
11↕
British Museum
6.27g
⌀17.0
2↕
British Museum
6.11g
⌀17.0
4↕
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
National Museum of Denmark
6.23g
3↕
National Museum of Denmark
6.19g
3↕
National Museum of Denmark
6.15g
3↕
National Museum of Denmark
6.24g
9↕
National Museum of Denmark
6.19g
3↕
National Museum of Denmark
6.25g
Cite this coin
Cnidus Cahn 1970 Series II (cnidus_cahn_1970_ii), 490–480 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/cnidus-cahn-1970-series-ii/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA