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Olynthus: Summary of Coin Types

This is based primarily on Clement's publication of the coins from 1928-1934 in Olynthus 9, and is not intended to represent current numismatic opinion. Many of the dates and attributions of individual coin types have changed since Clement's publication.

For the coins excavated in 1928, 1931 and 1934, I have followed Clement's typology in Olynthus 9. In the publication of the coins of 1938 in Olynthus 14, Robinson inexplicably used a different typology. Where there were definite correspondences between the 1938 typology and Clement's, I have used Clement's. Where there is no exact equivalent in Clement's publication, I have prefixed "38:" before the type number.

See below for notes.

Coin Type City or Mint Material Denomination Begin Date End DatePeriod
Abdera 1 Abdera AE - 400 350 O
Abdera 2 Abdera AE - 400 350 O
Abdera a Abdera Ag drachma 425 400 O
Abdera b Abdera AE - 400 350? O
Abdera c Abdera AE - 425 350? O
Abdera d Abdera AE - 400 350? O
Abydos 38:1 Abydos AE - 400 200 B/A
Acanthus 1 Acanthus Ag - 450 400 O
Acanthus 2 Acanthus Ag obol 424 348 O
Acanthus 3 Acanthus AE - 400 348 O
Acanthus 4 Acanthus AE - 400 348 O
Acanthus a Acanthus Ag tetradrachm 424 348 O
Aegae Aegae Ag tetrobol 500 480 E
Aegina 1 Aegina AE - 400 350 O
Aelia Eudocia Roman AE - AD408 AD450 LL
Aeneia 1 Aeneia AE - 400 350 O
Aeneia 2 Aeneia AE - 400 350 O
Aeneia a Aeneia Ag tetrobol 424 348 O
Aenus 1 Aenus AE - 400 350 O
Aeropus 1 Aeropus AE - 399 393 O
Aeropus a Aeropus AE - 399 393 O
Alea Alea AE - 430 370 O
Alexander I a Alexander I Ag tetrobol 498 454 E
Alexander I b Alexander I Ag tetrobol 498 454 E
Alexander II 1 Alexander II AE - 369 368 O
Alexander III 1 Alexander III AE - 336 323 L
Alexander III 10 Alexander III AE - 336 323 L
Alexander III 11 Alexander III AE - 336 323 L
Alexander III 12 Alexander III AE - 336 323 L
Alexander III 2 Alexander III AE - 336 323 L
Alexander III 3 Alexander III AE - 336 323 L
Alexander III 4 Alexander III AE - 336 323 L
Alexander III 5 Alexander III AE - 336 323 L
Alexander III 6 Alexander III AE - 336 323 L
Alexander III 7 Alexander III AE - 336 323 L
Alexander III 8 Alexander III AE - 336 323 L
Alexander III 9 Alexander III AE - 336 323 L
Alopeconnesus Alopeconnesus AE - 400 300 B/A
Amphipolis 1 Amphipolis AE - 400 350 O
Amphipolis 2 Amphipolis AE - 400 350 O
Amyntas II 1 Amyntas II AE - 394 392 O
Amyntas II a Amyntas II AE - 394 393 O
Amyntas III 1 Amyntas III AE - 393 384 O
Amyntas III 2 Amyntas III AE - 382 369 O
Amyntas III 3 Amyntas III AE - 382 369 O
Amyntas III 38:3 Amyntas III AE - 382 369 O
Amyntas III 38:4 Amyntas III AE - 382 369 O
Amyntas III 38:5 Amyntas III AE - 382 369 O
Amyntas III 38:6 Amyntas III AE - 382 369 O
Amyntas III a Amyntas III Ag hemidrachm 393 384 O
Amyntas III b Amyntas III AE - 382 369 O
Amyntas III c Amyntas III AE - 382 369 O
Anon. AE 1 Anon. AE AE - 323 297 L
Anon. AE 2 Anon. AE AE - 323 297 L
Anon. AE 3 Anon. AE AE - 323 297 L
Anon. AE 4 Anon. AE AE - 323 297 L
Antigonus Gonatas or Doson a Antigonus G or D a AE - 227 220 H
Antigonus Gonatas or Doson b Antigonus G or D a AE - 277 220 H
Antigonus Gonatas or Doson c Antigonus G or D a AE - 277 220 H
Antoninus Pius Roman AE - 159AD 159AD LL
Aphytis 1 Aphytis AE - 400 350 O
Aphytis 2 Aphytis AE - 400 350 O
Aphytis 2-4 Aphytis AE - 400 350 O
Aphytis 3 Aphytis AE - 400 350 O
Aphytis 4 Aphytis AE - 400 350 O
Aphytis 5 Aphytis AE - 400 350 O
Aphytis a Aphytis AE - 400 350 O
Apollonia 1 Apollonia AE - 400 350 O
Apollonia 2 Apollonia AE - 400 350 O
Archelaus I 1 Archelaus I AE - 413 399 O
Archelaus I 2 Archelaus I AE - 413 399 O
Archelaus I 3 Archelaus I AE - 413 399 O
Archelaus I a Archelaus I Ag diobol 413 399 O
Archelaus I b Archelaus I Ag obol 413 399 O
Argos 38:1 Argos Ag - 468 421 O
Athens 1 Athens AE - 400? 300? ?
Athens a Athens Ag/AE tetradrachm 404 393 O
Athens b Athens Ag drachma 490 480 E
Atrax Atrax AE - 400 344 B/A
Bergaeus Bergaeus AE - 400 350 O
Bottice 1 Bottice AE - 400 350 O
Bottice 2 Bottice AE - 400 350 O
Bottice 3 Bottice AE - 400 350 O
Bottice 38:1 Bottice AE - 400 350 O
Bottice 38:3 Bottice AE - 400 350 O
Byz. 38:1 Byzantine AE - AD969 AD976 LL
Byz. 38:2 Byzantine AE - AD1143 AD1150 LL
Byz. 38:3 Byzantine AE - AD1143 AD1150 LL
Byzantine Byzantine AE - AD AD LL
Byzantine: John I? Byzantine AE - AD972 AD976 LL
Byzantine: Michael IV? Byzantine AE - AD1034 AD1041 LL
Carystus Carystus AE - 400 336? ?
Cassander 1 Cassander AE - 316 297 L
Cassander 2 Cassander AE - 316 297 L
Cersobleptes Cersobleptes AE - 360 341 B/A
Cersobleptes 1 Cersobleptes AE - 360 341 B/A
Cersobleptes a Cersobleptes AE - 360 341 B/A
Cetriporis Cetriporis AE - 356 356 O
Chersonesus 1 Chersonesus AE - 400 350 O
Chios 1 Chios AE - 400 300 B/A
Constantine X & Eudocia Byzantine AE - AD1059 AD1067 LL
Corcyra 1 Corcyra AE - 400 300? ?
Corcyra a Corcyra AE - 248 229 ?
Corinth 1 Corinth AE - 400 300 B/A
Corinth a Corinth Ag diobol - - B/A
Cotys I 1 Cotys I AE - 384 360 O
Cotys I 2 Cotys I AE - 384 360 O
Cyme 1 Cyme AE - 400? 200? ?
Cypsela Cypsela AE - 400 350 O
Cyzicus Cyzicus AE - 400 ? B/A
Cyzicus 1 Cyzicus AE - 400 300 B/A
Dicaea 1 Dicaea AE - 400 350 O
Dicaea 2 Dicaea AE - 400 350 O
Dicaea 2-3 Dicaea AE - 400 350 O
Dicaea 3 Dicaea AE - 400 350 O
Dicaea, Thrace Dicaea, Thrace AE - 400 .50 O
Dium Dium AE - 400 350 O
Elaeus 1 Elaeus AE - 400 350 O
Ephesus Ephesus AE - 387 295 B/A
Ephesus 38:1 Ephesus AE - 400 350 O
Eretria 1 Eretria AE - 378 338 ?
Eretria 38:1 Eretria AE - 378 348 O
Eretria a Eretria AE - 378 338 ?
Frankish Frankish AE - AD AD LL
Gordianus III Roman AE - AD238 AD244 LL
Hebryzelmis 1 Hebryzelmis AE - 390 380 O
Hephaestia, Lemnos Hephaestia, Lemnos AE - 400? 300? ?
Heraclea Pontica 1 Heraclea Pontica AE - 400 300 ?
Heraclea Trachinia 1 Heraclea Trachinia Ag - 400 344 B/A
Heraea Heraea AE - 418 322 ?
Hermione Hermione AE - 350 322 B/A
Histiaea 1 Histiaea AE - 369 336? ?
Histiaea 2 Histiaea AE - 369 336? ?
Histiaea 3 Histiaea AE - 369 336? ?
Honorius a Roman AE - AD395 AD410 LL
Honorius b Roman AE - AD395 AD410 LL
Iasus Iasus Ag obol - - ?
Issa Issa AE - 325 300 ?
Justin II Byzantine AE - AD 575 AD LL
Justinian I Byzantine AE - AD527 AD565 LL
Lamia 1 Lamia AE - 400 344 B/A
Lamia 38:2 Lamia AE - 400 344 B/A
Lamia a Lamia AE - 400 344 B/A
Lampsacus 1 Lampsacus AE - 400 330 B/A
Lampsacus 2 Lampsacus AE - 400 330 B/A
Larisa 1 Larisa Ag trihemiobol 450 400 O
Larisa 2 Larisa AE - 400 344 B/A
Larisa 3 Larisa AE - 400 344 B/A
Larisa a Larisa Ag drachma 400 344 B/A
Late Roman 38:1 Roman AE - AD379 AD395 LL
Macedonia/Philip V 1 Macedonia/Philip V AE - 187 168 H
Macedonian Uncertain 1 Macedonian Uncertain Ag - - - ?
Macedonian Uncertain 2 Macedonian Uncertain Ag - - - ?
Macedonian Uncertain 3 Macedonian Uncertain Ag - - - ?
Macedonian Uncertain a Macedonian Uncertain Ag fraction - - ?
Macedonian Uncertain b Macedonian Uncertain Ag fraction - - ?
Magnesia ad Maeandrum Magnesia ad Maeandru AE - 350 300 B/A
Maroneia Maroneia AE - 400 350 O
Megara 1 Megara AE - 400? 300? ?
Mende 1 Mende AE - 400 350 O
Mende 38:1 Mende Ag obol 480 450 E
Mende 38:2 Mende AE - 405 348 O
Mende a Mende AE tetrachalkous 400 350 O
Mende b Mende AE dichalkous 400 350 O
Methone 1 Methone AE - 400 350 O
Myconos Myconos AE - 400 300? ?
Myrina 1 Myrina AE - 400? 300? ?
Myrina 38:1 Myrina AE - 300? 300? ?
Neapolis 1 Neapolis AE - 400 350 O
Neapolis 38:1 Neapolis AE - 400 350 O
Olophyxus 1 Olophyxus AE - 375 350 O
Olynthus 1 Olynthus, Olynthian Mint Ag tetrobol 433 432 O
Olynthus 2 Group F Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetradrachm 417 412 O
Olynthus 2 Group H Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetradrachm 410 401 O
Olynthus 2 Group I Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetradrachm 401 398 O
Olynthus 2 Group J Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetradrachm 398 395 O
Olynthus 2 Group K Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetradrachm 395 392 O
Olynthus 2 Group L Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetradrachm 392 383 O
Olynthus 2 Group M Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetradrachm 383 379 O
Olynthus 2 Group N Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetradrachm 379 376 O
Olynthus 2 Group O Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetradrachm 370 367 ?
Olynthus 2 Group P Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetradrachm 367 364 O
Olynthus 2 Group Q Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetradrachm 364 361 O
Olynthus 2 Group S Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetradrachm 376 373 O
Olynthus 2 Group T Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetradrachm 358 355 O
Olynthus 2 Group U Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetradrachm 355 352 O
Olynthus 2 Group V Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetradrachm 373 370 O
Olynthus 2 Group X Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetradrachm 350 348 O
Olynthus 3 Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetrobol 432 348 O
Olynthus 3 Group A Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetrobol 432 430 O
Olynthus 3 Group B Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetrobol 430 427 O
Olynthus 3 Group C Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetrobol 427 421 O
Olynthus 3 Group D Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetrobol 421 420 O
Olynthus 3 Group E Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetrobol 420 417 O
Olynthus 3 Group F Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetrobol 417 412 O
Olynthus 3 Group G Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetrobol 412 420 O
Olynthus 3 Group H Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetrobol 410 401 O
Olynthus 3 Group I Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetrobol 401 398 O
Olynthus 3 Group J Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetrobol 398 395 O
Olynthus 3 Group K Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetrobol 395 392 O
Olynthus 3 Group L Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetrobol 392 383 O
Olynthus 3 Group O Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetrobol 370 367 ?
Olynthus 3 Group T Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag tetrobol 358 355 O
Olynthus 4 Group J Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag diobol 398 395 O
Olynthus 4 Group O Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag diobol 370 367 ?
Olynthus 4 Group Q Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag diobol 364 361 O
Olynthus 5 Group F Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint Ag hemiobol 417 412 O
Olynthus 6 Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint AE A 400 350 O
Olynthus 7 Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint AE A 400 350 O
Olynthus 8 Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint AE A 400 350 O
Olynthus 9 Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint AE B 400 350 O
Olynthus 9 or 10 Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint AE B 400 350 O
Olynthus 10 Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint AE B 400 350 O
Olynthus 11 Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint AE B 400 350 O
Olynthus 12 Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint AE C 400 350 O
Olynthus 13 Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint AE C 400 350 O
Olynthus 14 Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint AE C 400 350 O
Olynthus 15 Olynthus, Chalcidic Mint AE C 400 350 O
Olynthus 16 Olynthus, Bottiaean Mint AE A 400 350 O
Olynthus 17 Olynthus, Bottiaean Mint AE A 400 350 O
Olynthus 18 Olynthus, Bottiaean Mint AE A 400 350 O
Olynthus 19 Olynthus, Bottiaean Mint AE B 400 350 O
Olynthus 20 Olynthus, Bottiaean Mint AE C 400 350 O
Olynthus 21 Olynthus, Chalcidic or Bottiaean Mint AE A 400 350 O
Olynthus 22 Olynthus, Chalcidic or Bottiaean Mint AE A 400 350 O
Olynthus ? Olynthus AE C 400 350 O
Pausanias 1 Pausanias AE - 394 392 O
Pausanias 2 Pausanias AE - 394 392 O
Pausanias 38:2 Pausanias AE - 394 392 O
Peparethus Peparethus AE - - - ?
Peparethus 38:1 Peparethus AE - 360 340 ?
Perdiccas II 1 Perdiccas II Ag tetrobol 454 413 O
Perdiccas II 1? Perdiccas II Ag tetrobol 454 413 O
Perdiccas II 2 Perdiccas II Ag tetrobol 454 413 O
Perdiccas II 3 Perdiccas II Ag tetrobol 454 413 O
Perdiccas II 38:1 Perdiccas II Ag tetrobol 454 413 O
Perdiccas II 38:2 Perdiccas II Ag tetrobol 454 413 O
Perdiccas II 38:3 Perdiccas II Ag tetrobol 454 413 O
Perdiccas II 4 Perdiccas II Ag tetrobol 454 413 O
Perdiccas II 4? Perdiccas II Ag tetrobol 454 413 O
Perdiccas II 5 Perdiccas II Ag tetrobol 454 413 O
Perdiccas II 6 Perdiccas II Ag tetrobol 454 413 O
Perdiccas II 7 Perdiccas II Ag tetrobol 454 413 O
Perdiccas II a Perdiccas II Ag tetrobol 454 413 O
Perdiccas III 1 Perdiccas III AE - 365 359 O
Perdiccas III 2 Perdiccas III AE - 365 359 O
Perdiccas III a Perdiccas III AE - 365 359 O
Persian satrap Persian Ag siglos 394 365 ?
Phalanna 1 Phalanna AE - 400 344 B/A
Pharsalus Pharsalus AE - 400 344 B/A
Philip II 1 Philip II Ag - 359 336 B/A
Philip II 2 Philip II AE - 359 336 B/A
Philip II 3 Philip II AE - 359 336 B/A
Philip II 3-7 Philip II AE - 359 336 B/A
Philip II 4 Philip II AE - 359 336 B/A
Philip II 5 Philip II AE - 359 336 B/A
Philip II 6 Philip II AE - 359 336 B/A
Philip II 7 Philip II AE - 359 336 B/A
Philip II 8 Philip II AE - 359 336 B/A
Philip II 9 Philip II AE - 359 336 B/A
Philip II a Philip II Ag tetrobol 310 306 L
Philippi 1 Philippi AE - 356 343 B/A
Philippi 2 Philippi AE - 356 343 B/A
Phygela 1 Phygela AE - 400 350 O
Phygela a Phygela AE - 350? 300? ?
Pitane 1 Pitane AE - 400 100 ?
Placia a Placia AE - 350? 300? ?
Placia b Placia AE - 350? 300? ?
Potidaea 1 Potidaea AE - 400 356 O
Potidaea 38:2 Potidaea AE - 400 356 O
Potidaea a Potidaea Ag tetradrachm 525 475 E
Potidaea b Potidaea Ag tetrobol 525 475 E
Potidaea c Potidaea AE - 400 356 O
Proconnesus Proconnesus AE - 350? 280? B/A
Pydna 1 Pydna AE - 364? 357? O
Pydna 38:1 Pydna AE - 364 357 O
Pydna a Pydna AE - 400 350 O
Salamis 1 Salamis AE - 339? 318? ?
Samos 1 Samos AE - 400 350 O
Scapsa 38:1 Scapsa AE - 400 350 O
Sciathos 1 Sciathos AE - 400 350 O
Scione 1 Scione Ag tetrobol 480 432 E
Scione 2 Scione Ag tetrobol 480 432 E
Scione 3 Scione AE - 400 350 O
Scione 4 Scione AE - 400 350 O
Scione 4-5 Scione AE - 400 350 O
Scione 5 Scione AE - 400 350 O
Scione 6 Scione AE - 400 350 O
Sermylia 1 Sermylia AE - 400 350 O
Sermylia a Sermylia Ag tetrobol 550 475 E
Sermylia b Sermylia Ag didrachma 525 475 E
Sermylia d Sermylia Ag obol 525 475 E
Sicyon Sicyon AE - - - ?
Sicyon 38:1 Sicyon AE - 400 300 B/A
Sigeum a Sigeum AE - 355 334 B/A
Sigeum b Sigeum AE - 355 334 B/A
Sparadocus Sparadocus Ag - 450 424 O
Terone 1 Terone Ag tetrobol 430 420 O
Terone 2 Terone Ag obol 500 450 E
Terone 3 Terone AE - 400 350 O
Terone 4 Terone AE - 400 350 O
Terone a Terone Ag tetradrachm 550? 480 E
Terone b Terone Ag tetrobol 550? 480 E
Thasos Thasos AE - 400 340 B/A
Thasos 1 Thasos AE - 400 340 B/A
Thasos 2 Thasos AE - 400 340 B/A
Thasos 3 Thasos AE - 400 340 B/A
Thasos 38:3 Thasos AE - 400 340 B/A
Thasos 38:4 Thasos mainland AE - 361 356 O
Thasos 4 Thasos mainland AE - 361 356 O
Thasos 5 Thasos mainland AE - 361 356 O
Thasos a Thasos AE - 400 340 B/A
Thasos mainland 4 Thasos mainland AE - 361 356 O
Thebes 1 Thebes AE - 379 338 B/A
Thebes 2 Thebes AE - 379 338 B/A
Thebes 38:1 Thebes Ag - 426 387 O
Theodosius I 38:1 Roman AE - AD379 AD395 LL
Theodosius I a Roman AE - AD379 AD395 LL
Theodosius I b Roman AE - AD379 AD395 LL
Therma Therma Ag obol 500 500 E
Thessalonica A Hellenistic AE - 187 40 H
Thessalonica B Hellenistic AE - 187 40 H
Thessalonica C Hellenistic AE - 187 40 H
Thessalonica D Hellenistic AE - 187 40 H
Tragilus 1 Tragilus AE - 400 350 O
Tragilus 38:1 Tragilus AE - 400 350 O
Tragilus a Tragilus AE - 400? 350? O
Trieres 1 Trieres Ag - 430 400 O
Turkish 1 Turkish Ag - AD AD LL
Turkish 2 Turkish Ag - AD AD LL
Turkish 38:1 Turkish AE - AD AD LL
Unattributed Unattributed AE - - - ?
Unattributed 1 Unattributed Ag - - - ?
Unattributed 10 Unattributed AE - - - ?
Unattributed 11 Unattributed AE - - - ?
Unattributed 12 Unattributed AE - - - ?
Unattributed 13 Unattributed AE - - - ?
Unattributed 14 Unattributed AE - - - ?
Unattributed 15 Unattributed AE - - - ?
Unattributed 16 Unattributed AE - - - ?
Unattributed 2 Unattributed Ag - - - ?
Unattributed 3 Unattributed AE - - - ?
Unattributed 38:4 Unattributed AE - - - ?
Unattributed 4 Unattributed AE - - - LL
Unattributed 5 Unattributed AE - - - ?
Unattributed 6 Unattributed AE - - - ?
Unattributed 7 Unattributed AE - - - ?
Unattributed 8 Unattributed AE - - - ?
Unattributed 9 Unattributed AE - - - ?
Uncertain 1 Uncertain AE - - - ?
Uncertain King 1 Uncertain King AE - - - B/A
Uncertain King 2 Uncertain King AE - - - B/A
Uncertain King 3 Uncertain King AE - - - B/A
Uncertain King 4 Uncertain King AE - - - B/A
Valens/Valentinian a Roman AE - AD364 AD375 LL
Valens/Valentinian b Roman AE - AD364 AD375 LL
Venice Venice Ag - AD1289 AD1310 LL
Venice 38:1 Venice AE - AD AD LL

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