Sestos, small denomination (bronze) (CN type 11969)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 310-290 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracesmall denomination (bronze) in bronze struck at Sestos in Thrace dated ca. 310-290 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 11969. Obverse: Female head, left, wearing earring and sphendone. Reverse: Herm, facing.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Denomination
- small denomination (bronze)
- Recorded diameter
- 12–15 mm (from 12 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.81 g (mean of 12 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Sestos
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Female head, left, wearing earring and sphendone.
- Reverse type
- Herm, facing.
- Reverse legend
- ΣΑ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/11969
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 11969
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. 5, nr. 3, pl. 1,11
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 173, nr. 1650
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