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Kebren, bronze coin — Laureate head of Apollo (CN type 12068)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. 350–310 BC

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin in bronze struck at Kebren in Troas, dated c. 350–310 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12068 (period: Classical/Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Head of ram, right. Reverse: Laureate head of Apollo, right. Legend: ΚΕ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 8.02 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 20–22 mm (from 3 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Schwabacher, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum: the Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Copenhagen 1942, nr. 266, pl. 6, pic. 266.

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

Kebren, also known as Cebrene or Cebren, was an ancient Greek city located in the middle Skamander valley within the Troad region of north-western Anatolia. The historical region of Troas, bounded by the Aegean Sea and Mount Ida, encompassed the drainage basins of the Scamander and Simoeis rivers. During the Classical and Hellenistic periods, the city functioned as an issuing authority, striking bronze coins before changing its name for a period in the 3rd century BC.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
20–22 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
8.02 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kebren
Region
Troas
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Head of ram, right.
Reverse type
Laureate head of Apollo, right.
Reverse legend
ΚΕ

Identification

Period
Classical/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. 5 closely related CN types with the same mint, denomination and design are consolidated into this entry and listed under varieties.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12068
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12068

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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • CN type 12073

    Same mint, denomination and design; dated c. 350–310 BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 12074

    Same mint, denomination and design (reverse legend ΚΕ); dated c. 350–310 BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 12099

    Same mint, denomination and design; dated c. 350–310 BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 12103

    Same mint, denomination and design (obverse legend Κ); dated c. 350–310 BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 12104

    Same mint, denomination and design; dated c. 350–310 BC. Consolidated into this entry

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