180 BC - 100 BC

Canites   Rex Scythicus Thraciae
Κανίτης   Σκύθης Βασιλέας Θράκης


 AE 24
SHH vc2694

vc2694 Canites Rex Scythicus Thraciae AE

Parameter

Obverse
Reverse

Notes
10.45 g   22.5-24.6 mm   12:00 o'clock
ρ=8,27 g/cm^3   σ 240 Hz obv. 3.9-7.3, rev.  4.0-7.4 MS/m
Veiled Head of Demeter right, wearing  corn wreath.
Torch to left and corn ear to right, upright;
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΚΑΝΙTOY downward on either side; ΠOΛY
in exergue.
Countermark on obverse, head of Satyr right.

Modern forgery identified by material analysis.