Lysimacheia, Antiochos III. Hierax, tetradrachm (CN type 12300)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
242-227 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Thracetetradrachm in silver struck at Lysimacheia in Thrace under Antiochos III. Hierax dated 242-227 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12300. Obverse: Diademed head of Antiochus I Soter, 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 mean weight
- 16.97 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Lysimacheia
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- Ruler
- Issuing authority
- Antiochos III. Hierax
Design
- Obverse type
- Diademed head of Antiochus I Soter, 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/12300
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12300
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. 304, nr. 857
Research required
- Diameter not recorded in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution