Phocaea BMC Phocaea 103-8, Bronze, struck at Phocaea, 180–120 BC. Obverse: bust of hermes wearing a petasos (round hat with wide brim) and a chlamys (cloak). Reverse: forepart of a griffin, beak open. Weight about 4.1 g, diameter 16.9 mm.
| mint | Phocaea | weight | 4.06g (10) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀16.9 (7) |
| denomination | — | axis | 8↕ (10) |
| material | Bronze | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Bust of Hermes wearing a petasos (round hat with wide brim) and a chlamys (cloak)
reverse
Forepart of a griffin, beak open
specimens (19)
British Museum
4.02g
⌀16.0
12↕
British Museum
3.63g
⌀18.0
11↕
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British Museum
4.81g
⌀19.0
12↕
British Museum
3.62g
⌀16.0
12↕
British Museum
3.81g
⌀18.0
12↕
British Museum
4.14g
⌀15.0
11↕
British Museum
3.05g
⌀16.0
12↕
National Museum of Denmark
3.80g
National Museum of Denmark
5.52g
National Museum of Denmark
4.23g
BnF (IRIS)
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Cite this coin
Phocaea BMC Phocaea 103-8 (phocaea_bmc_103-08), 180–120 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/phocaea-bmc-phocaea-103-8/ (accessed: 2026-10-08). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA