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Cnidus Nordbø 1972 Series 1

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Cnidus Nordbø 1972 Series 1, Silver, struck at Cnidus, 400–395 BC. Obverse: forepart of lion, roaring, paws extended. Reverse: head of aphrodite wearing a sphendone (ribbon) in an incuse square. Weight about 2.5 g, diameter 13.7 mm.
obverse Cnidus Nordbø 1972 Series 1
reverse Cnidus Nordbø 1972 Series 1
mint Cnidus weight 2.53g (6)
ruler — diameter ⌀13.7 (6)
denomination — axis 7↕ (6)
material Silver technique —
country Greece dataset IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org)
obverse

Forepart of lion, roaring, paws extended

reverse

Head of Aphrodite wearing a sphendone (ribbon) in an incuse square

specimens (6)
British Museum 3.63g ⌀15.0 6↕
British Museum 3.37g ⌀14.0 11↕
British Museum 1.58g ⌀13.0 1↕
British Museum 1.19g ⌀12.0 6↕
British Museum 1.67g ⌀12.0 9↕
British Museum 3.73g ⌀16.0 6↕

Cite this coin

Cnidus Nordbø 1972 Series 1 (cnidus_nordbo_1972_1), 400–395 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/cnidus-nordb-1972-series-1/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA