Sestos, middle denomination (Bronze) (CN type 11954)
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
150-100 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracemiddle denomination (Bronze) in bronze struck at Sestos in Thrace dated 150-100 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 11954. Obverse: Head of (youthful) Dionysos wearing ivy wreath, facing. Reverse: Thyrsos
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- middle denomination (Bronze)
- Recorded diameter
- 9–12 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.68 g (mean of 7 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Sestos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of (youthful) Dionysos wearing ivy wreath, facing.
- Reverse type
- Thyrsos
- Reverse legend
- ΣΗΣ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/11954
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 11954
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Research required
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 174, nr. 1657
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