Gargara, bronze (CN type 12184)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 133-50 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Gargara in Troas dated ca. 133-50 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12184. Obverse: Laureate head of Zeus, right. Reverse: Bull charging right.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 17–19 mm (from 2 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 5.55 g (mean of 2 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Gargara
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Laureate head of Zeus, right.
- Reverse type
- Bull charging right.
- Reverse legend
- ΓΑΡΓΑΡΕΩΝ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12184
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12184
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 bibliographynr. 788
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 88, pl. IV, pic. 5
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution