Gargara, Obol (CN type 12129)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 400 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasObol in silver struck at Gargara in Troas dated ca. 400 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12129. Obverse: Male, youthful head, right. Reverse: Head of ram, right, within incuse square.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Obol
- Recorded diameter
- 7.5–9 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 0.6 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Gargara
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Chian
Design
- Obverse type
- Male, youthful head, right.
- Reverse type
- Head of ram, right, within incuse square.
- Reverse legend
- ΓΑΡ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12129
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12129
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
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 38, nr. 2, pl. I, pic. 34
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 219, pl. V, pic. 7
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 484, pl. 25, pic. 484
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 45, nr. 2735, pl. 122, pic. 2735
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 124, pic. 14
Research required
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