Assos, drachm (CN type 12363)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 360-340 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
Troasdrachm in silver struck at Assos in Troas dated ca. 360-340 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12363. Obverse: Head of Athena left with Attic helmet, decorated with laurel wreath. Reverse: Bull's head facing.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- drachm
- Recorded diameter
- 14–15 mm (from 6 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 2.81 g (mean of 6 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Assos
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- reduced Chian
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena left with Attic helmet, decorated with laurel wreath.
- Reverse type
- Bull's head facing.
- Reverse legend
- ΑΣΣΙΟΝ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12363
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 12363
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. 1269-1270, nr. 2306
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 37, nr. 5
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 43, nr. 2717, pl. 122, pic. 2717
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 80, nr. 7795, pl. 269, pic. 17
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution