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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     753379      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Roman Provincial Region:     CARIA City:     Stratoniceia Issuer:     Pseudo-Autonomous Date Ruled:     Late 1st century BC Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Drachm Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC Late 1st century Diameter:     18 mm Weight:     3.69 g Die Axis:     12 h Obverse Legend:     ZΩΠΥΡΟΣ Obverse Description:     Laureate and draped bust of Hekate right, crescent on forehead; ZΩΠΥΡΟΣ to left, uncertain symbol to right Reverse Legend:     ΣΤΡΑ Reverse Description:     Zeus on horseback right, holding sceptre and reins Primary Reference:     cf. RPC I pg. 458 Reference2:     Imhoof-Blumer, Greichische Münzen, 449 Reference3:     A.R. Meadows, Stratonikeia in Caria, NumChron 2002, Group 4A, 1 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=61507 Grade:     Good VF, attractive dark iridescent toning Notes:     Zopuros, magistrate Extremely rare, one of two known (the other in the Vatican collection cited by Imhoof-Blumer). The traditional view of this denomination as a drachm has been challenged by Meadows, who believes that during this period at Stratonikeia their drachm was roughly equal to the Roman quinarius (1.8 gm). As such, he labels this type as a didrachm, but we have retained traditional attribution for clarity.

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