Lysimacheia, Antiochos II. Theos, tetradrachm (CN type 12298)
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Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
261-246 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracetetradrachm in silver struck at Lysimacheia in Thrace under Antiochos II. Theos dated 261-246 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12298. Obverse: Diademed head of Antiochus II Theos, right. Reverse: Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in right hand and left hand resting on bow.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Recorded diameter
- 28–31 mm (from 3 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 16.88 g (mean of 4 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Lysimacheia
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- Ruler
- Issuing authority
- Antiochos II. Theos
Design
- Obverse type
- Diademed head of Antiochus II Theos, right.
- Reverse type
- Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in right hand and left hand resting on bow.
- Reverse legend
- ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΟΧΟΥ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12298
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12298
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. 174, nr. 483.7
Research required
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