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Kabyle, large denomination (bronze) — Artemis standing facing (CN type 11766)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. 250–183 BC

Issuing entity

Thrace

Large denomination (bronze) struck at Kabyle in Thrace, dated c. 250–183 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 11766 (period: Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Head of bearded Heracles, right, wearing lion skin. Reverse: Artemis (Phosphorus) standing facing, holding torch in each hand; to right, club. Legend: ΚΑΒΥ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 1.99 g (mean of 9 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 13–16 mm (from 7 recorded specimens). Recorded findspots: Sliven (Сливен), Jambol Region. Published references cited by the corpus: Draganov, Monetosečeneto na Kabile, Sofija 1993, p. 156, nr. 330-588, pl. 21-32.

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Historical context

This coin was issued by the city of Kabyle, an ancient inland settlement in Thrace situated on the river Tonsus, west of Develtus. Known also as Cabyle, Calybe, or Kalibe, the town later acquired the names Diospolis and Goloë. Struck during the Hellenistic Period between c. 250 and 183 BC, civic coinage of this type functioned as local civic currency in ancient Thrace, with examples recorded from the Jambol Region and Sliven.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Denomination
large denomination (bronze)
Recorded diameter
13–16 mm (from 7 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
1.99 g (mean of 9 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kabyle
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Head of bearded Heracles, right, wearing lion skin.
Reverse type
Artemis (Phosphorus) standing facing, holding torch in each hand; to right, club.
Reverse legend
ΚΑΒΥ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Recorded findspots
Sliven (Сливен), Jambol Region
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/11766
Type corpus identifier
CN type 11766

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