Gargara, bronze (CN type 12151)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 350-300 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Gargara in Troas dated ca. 350-300 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12151. Obverse: Laureate head of Apollo, right. Reverse: Horse prancing right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 15–17 mm (from 5 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 3.3 g (mean of 5 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Gargara
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Apollo, right.
- Reverse type
- Horse prancing right.
- Reverse legend
- ΓΑΡ
Identification
- Period
- Classical/Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12151
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12151
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- 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. 52, nr. 8-9, pl. X, pic. 7
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution