Phocaea Bodenstedt 1981 Series 2.36, Electrum, struck at Phocaea, 521–478 BC. Obverse: forepart of a lion, tilting its head down; seal. Reverse: mill-sail incuse. Weight about 2.5 g, diameter 11.0 mm.
| mint | Phocaea | weight | 2.53g (1) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀11.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Electrum | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Forepart of a lion, tilting its head down; seal
reverse
Mill-sail incuse
specimens (3)
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BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
British Museum
2.53g
⌀11.0
Cite this coin
Phocaea Bodenstedt 1981 Series 2.36 (phocaea_bodenstedt_1981_series_2.36), 521–478 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/phocaea-bodenstedt-1981-series-236/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA