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title: Colchian II Type Silver Didrachm
author: geonumismatics.tsu.ge
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Colchian II Type Silver Didrachm

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## Image File

[![Colchian II Type Silver Didrachm](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8083.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/8083.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/). Weight: e.g. 9,6 gr., 9,9 gr., 10,4 gr. – Persian stater; e.g. 8,7 gr., 9,2 gr., – Attic didrachm. d≈18/20-21/23 mm. Obverse: Archaic female head to the right within the linear circle (the same as on the II type hemidrachm). Reverse: Two identical [archaic](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Archaic/) female heads facing each other each in quadratum incusum. Mint: Phasis. Nominal: Persian staters – e.g. 9,6 gr., 9,9 gr., 10,4 gr. Attic didrachms – e.g. 8,7 gr., 9,2 gr. Date: 5th c. BCE.

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