Assos, tetradrachm (CN type 12361)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 360-350 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troastetradrachm in silver struck at Assos in Troas dated ca. 360-350 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12361. Obverse: Head of Athena, left, wearing crested Attic helmet. Reverse: Cult statue of Athena, facing right, holding spear and knotted wool bands.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- tetradrachm
- Recorded diameter
- 22–24 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 15.01 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Assos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Chian
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena, left, wearing crested Attic helmet.
- Reverse type
- Cult statue of Athena, facing right, holding spear and knotted wool bands.
- Reverse legend
- ΑΣΣΙΟΝ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12361
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12361
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 bibliographynr. 655, pl. VI, pic. 7
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 1267-1268, nr. 2302, pl. CLXIII, pic. 28
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 38, pic. 12
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 52, pic. 4
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution