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Kebren, bronze coin — Head of ram (CN type 12076)

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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 12076 (period: Classical/Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo, right. Legend: ΚΕ. Reverse: Head of ram, right. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 6.63 g (from 1 recorded specimen) and a diameter of 20 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Wroth, A catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Greek coins of Troas, Aeolis and Lesbos, Bologna 1964, p. 45, nr. 34; Lazzarini, Note sulle monete bronzee di Kebren nella Troade 88, 1986, p. 32, pic. 4.

Evidence at a glance

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Historical context

Cebrene, also spelled Cebren, was an ancient Greek city located in the middle Skamander valley within the Troad region of Anatolia. Supposedly named after the river-god Cebren, the city had its archaeological remains identified on Çal Dağ in the foothills of Mount Ida. Struck during the Classical to Hellenistic period, dated c. 350–310 BC, this bronze coin was issued by the civic authority of Kebren.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
20 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
6.63 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Kebren
Region
Troas
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Apollo, right.
Reverse type
Head of ram, right.
Obverse 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. 2 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/12076
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12076

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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • CN type 12077

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

  • CN type 12081

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

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