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Antiocheia Troas, bronze coin — Head of ram (CN type 12114)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. 281–270 BC

Issuing entity

Troas

Coin in bronze struck at Antiocheia Troas in Troas, dated c. 281–270 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12114 (period: Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: city).

Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo, right. Legend: Β Κ. Reverse: Head of ram, right. Legend: ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 8.25 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 20.6–22.1 mm (from 4 recorded specimens). Published references cited by the corpus: Ashton et al., Sylloge nummorum Graecorum: England. Vol. 5 Pt. 9: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Bosporus - Aeolis, New York 2007, nr. 1114, pl. XLII, pic. 1114; Mannsperger, Sylloge nummorum Graecorum. Deutschland. Münzsammlung der Universität Tübingen. 4. Mysien - Ionien. Nr. 2174-3306, München 1989, nr. 2646, pl. 91, pic. 2646.

Evidence at a glance

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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
2

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Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
20.6–22.1 mm (from 4 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
8.25 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Antiocheia Troas
Region
Troas
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Laureate head of Apollo, right.
Reverse type
Head of ram, right.
Obverse legend
Β Κ
Reverse legend
ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ

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. 6 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/12114
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12114

Documentation checklist

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Issue or mint date
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Material
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Weight
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Mint or printer
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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • CN type 12115

    Same mint, denomination and design (reverse legend ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ); dated c. 281–270 BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 12116

    Same mint, denomination and design (reverse legend ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ); dated c. 281–270 BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 12117

    Same mint, denomination and design (obverse legend Β-Κ; reverse legend ΑΝΤΙΟ/ΧΕΩΝ); dated c. 281–270 BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 12118

    Same mint, denomination and design (reverse legend ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΩΝ); dated c. 281–270 BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 12120

    Same mint, denomination and design (reverse legend ΑΝΤΙΟ); dated c. 281–270 BC. Consolidated into this entry

  • CN type 12121

    Same mint, denomination and design (obverse legend Β-Κ; reverse legend ΑΝΤΙΟ/ΧΕΩΝ); dated c. 281–270 BC. Consolidated into this entry

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