Methymna Franke 1975 16, Silver, struck at Methymna, 350–250 BC. Obverse: head of heracles wearing a lion's skin. Reverse: arion riding a dolphin, turning his head, raising his arms holding a kithara (lyre) arion chevauchant un dauphin. Weight about 1.2 g, diameter 11.5 mm.
| mint | Methymna | weight | 1.22g (4) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀11.5 (4) |
| denomination | — | axis | 12↕ (4) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Head of Heracles wearing a lion's skin
reverse
Arion riding a dolphin, turning his head, raising his arms holding a kithara (lyre) Arion chevauchant un dauphin
specimens (5)
British Museum
1.20g
⌀11.0
12↕
British Museum
1.33g
⌀11.0
12↕
British Museum
1.33g
⌀12.0
12↕
British Museum
1.02g
⌀12.0
12↕
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Methymna Franke 1975 16 (methymna_franke_1975_16), 350–250 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/methymna-franke-1975-16/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA