Methymna Franke 1975 4, Silver, struck at Methymna, 500–460 BC. Obverse: soldier kneeling, wearing a helmet and breastplate, holding a spear and a round shield soldat. Reverse: horseman galloping in an incuse square with dotted border cavalier galopant. Weight about 2.7 g, diameter 13.5 mm.
| mint | Methymna | weight | 2.73g (5) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀13.5 (4) |
| denomination | — | axis | 8↕ (5) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Soldier kneeling, wearing a helmet and breastplate, holding a spear and a round shield Soldat
reverse
Horseman galloping in an incuse square with dotted border Cavalier galopant
specimens (7)
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British Museum
2.73g
⌀13.0
9↕
British Museum
2.66g
⌀13.0
12↕
British Museum
2.76g
⌀14.0
6↕
British Museum
2.69g
⌀14.0
9↕
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
National Museum of Denmark
2.80g
3↕
Cite this coin
Methymna Franke 1975 4 (methymna_franke_1975_4), 500–460 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/methymna-franke-1975-4/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA